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Council authorizes MVP health-plan documents after staff says plan is cheaper than Blue Cross
Summary
A city specialist presented a comparison showing MVP's plan was about $70,000 cheaper than Blue Cross and administers the city's HRA; council approved signing the required recertification and HRA documents by voice vote.
A city specialist presented a comparison between MVP and Blue Cross health plans and asked the council to sign required documentation. Staff said the two plans are "pretty much identical" but that MVP would save the city approximately $70,000 and administer the HRA, avoiding use of an outside contractor that Blue Cross would require.
The specialist noted the plan choices are already covered by the union contract, so council action was limited to signing recertification and HRA documents. Council moved, seconded and approved the required documents by voice vote.
Council members discussed recent premium increases from Blue Cross and percentage changes in contributions; staff said some plans had increased substantially and that the city's previous experience with Blue Cross was limited. The specialist said staff will send copies of completed documents to the treasurer and Jim for the record.
Next steps: authorized signatories will sign recertification and HRA documents and staff will distribute copies to the treasurer and other record keepers.
