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County approves health plan renewals, pharmacy vendor change and deductible adjustments; officials cite cost pressures
Summary
The board approved stop‑loss renewal, a switch to SmithRx for pharmacy management (projected annual pharmacy savings of about $200,000), and other plan adjustments intended to stabilize the county’s self‑insured health program.
Knox County’s board approved a package of health‑insurance plan renewals and benefit adjustments April 23 intended to address high claims and plan stability.
County staff and committee members said the stop‑loss carrier options were reviewed and a plan was selected that avoided a very large premium spike. The county will continue with a self‑insured plan…
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