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County weighs expanding no-interest payroll credit for health costs and a preventative-screening incentive
Summary
Duchesne County staff presented the Patient pay-card program (no-interest payroll-deducted credit used primarily by high-deductible plan participants) and proposed opening it to all insured employees; staff also proposed a $50 preventative-screening reimbursement to boost biometric uptake. Commissioners requested more usage data and outreach before deciding.
County staff on Sept. 15 described the Patient program — a no-interest, payroll-deducted credit card available to employees on the high-deductible health plan — and presented options to expand eligibility and to add a preventative-screening reimbursement.
Jamie Burke (speaker 3) said the county currently offers a $2,000 credit limit on the Patient card for high-deductible plan participants and pays a per-employee administrative fee; her 2026 estimate for current users was…
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