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Insurance consultant presents renewal options, flags pharmacy-driven claim volatility and self-funding alternative
Summary
Valley Risk Consulting presented April claims data showing high pharmacy-driven costs and presented alternatives: Blue Cross renewal (big increase), HMO proposals, and a self-funded model with a $125,000 credit from United as a possible structure to reduce long-term expense growth.
Roger Garza of Valley Risk Consulting briefed the commission on June 3 about employee health-plan claims trends, renewal proposals and possible plan structures as the city approaches its renewal window.
Garza summarized recent claims: he reported April 2025 medical paid at roughly $117,023 with total claims in that month near $151,000, and he said pharmacy expenses and a small number of very-high-cost claimants…
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