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Melbourne approves UnitedHealthcare contract after presentation of employee-plan options and modeled savings

Melbourne City Council · January 13, 2026
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Summary

Council approved a contract awarding group medical and ancillary benefits to UnitedHealthcare after staff presented five plan options and a model projecting substantial premium savings for the city and employees, pending an active open‑enrollment education campaign.

The Melbourne City Council voted Jan. 13 to award the city’s group medical and ancillary coverage to UnitedHealthcare following a staff presentation on plan options and projected savings.

Human Resources Manager Ruth Lovejoy introduced the item and deferred to Daniel (Dan) Boyle of Brown & Brown, who laid out five medical-plan options including a Surest app-driven plan, HMO alternatives and HSA-compatible choices. Boyle said the modeling assumed a migration of employees across plan options and estimated that…

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