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Clay County keeps medical plan largely unchanged; tables ancillary benefit decisions amid carrier comparisons
Summary
After a presentation by benefits consultant Rachel Baca, the board voted to renew the county medical plan with the same employee/employer contribution shares and a $1,500 deductible (3% rate increase). Discussion on dental, vision and other voluntary lines was tabled for a future meeting while staff seeks additional carrier details and provider-network reports.
Clay County commissioners on May 27 heard a detailed benefits renewal presentation from Rachel Baca of Marshalls Credit Agency and voted to renew the county’s medical plan with minimal plan design changes while deferring decisions on employee-paid ancillary lines.
Baca told the board the April 1 renewal showed a 3% increase from Wellmark and that the county’s most recent 12-month medical and pharmacy claims totaled about $718,000, down from $776,000 the prior period. "Your medical and pharmacy claims for the most recent experience period was…
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