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Public Education Health Trust pitches open‑access model and potential savings to Ketchikan schools
Summary
Rhonda Prowl Kidder of the Public Education Health Trust described an open‑access insurance model, direct provider contracting and pharmacy management; she told the board an initial analysis suggested switching to PHT could save roughly $1.2 million on this year’s costs (using the district census before staffing cuts).
Rhonda Prowl Kidder, chief financial officer and plan administrator for the Public Education Health Trust (PHT), presented to the Ketchikan Gateway Borough School District board on April 22 about PHT’s plan designs and a possible insurance‑procurement alternative for the district.
Prowl Kidder said PHT offers multiple plan designs and an open‑access model that uses direct contracting with providers and a transparent pharmacy approach (Rightway). She described PHT as a…
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