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Bremer County authorizes weekly $42,000 ACH transfers for self-insured health plan
Summary
The Bremer County Board of Supervisors on June 4 adopted Resolution No. 24-40 authorizing Wellmark Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Iowa to initiate weekly ACH debits of $42,000 starting July 2024 to cover claims and fees for the county’s self-insured health plan; amounts above that level will be processed through the county claims process.
The Bremer County Board of Supervisors adopted Resolution No. 24-40 on June 4 authorizing Wellmark Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Iowa to initiate weekly automated clearing-house debits of $42,000 from the county’s bank account beginning in July 2024 to pay claims, administrative fees, network access fees and other charges for the county’s self-insured health plan. The board approved the resolution by unanimous motion.
Supervisor Hildebrandt moved to adopt the resolution and Supervisor Kammeyer seconded; the motion passed unanimously. The resolution says amounts exceeding the $42,000 authorization will be handled through the normal claims process.
The action implements the county’s contract with Wellmark for administration of the self-insured plan for fiscal year 2025. The resolution does not specify an annual cap or projected annual cost; those figures were not provided in the minutes.
Next steps: the ACH debits are scheduled to begin in July 2024 under the contract with Wellmark. The board did not record further discussion of fiscal impact or an itemized estimate in the meeting minutes.
