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Commission hears competitive health-insurance bids and Mako trust warns about one‑year low quotes
Summary
County staff and brokers presented competing health-insurance proposals (Big Sky, Southwestern/Cigna, and a Mako trust renewal). Mako representatives cautioned that outside carriers can offer attractive first‑year pricing without pooled claims data and that such offers can lead to large second‑year increases; commissioners asked for side‑by‑side comparisons and asked Mako to prepare spreadsheets for next week.
Commissioners spent a significant portion of the Feb. 17 meeting reviewing competing proposals to provide employee health benefits for Granite County.
Two brokers — Jamie Foy of Big Sky Benefit Solutions and Julie Boston of Southwestern Montana Insurance — presented alternative packages and quotes. Big Sky framed a local, hands-on broker relationship with regular reviews and technology…
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