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Sumner County board moves continuous glucose monitors to pharmacy benefit, approves 4% health‑rate increase for FY2027
Summary
The board voted to shift continuous glucose monitor coverage to the pharmacy benefit to capture better PBM rebates and approved a 4% increase to FY2027 health insurance rates (employees continue to pay 20% of health premiums); the board also set a May meeting reschedule to May 12 to handle a time‑sensitive life‑insurance approval.
The Sumner County Self Insurance Board voted to move coverage of continuous glucose monitors (CGMs) from the medical benefit to the pharmacy benefit after consultants said Blue Cross is shifting CGM coverage to the PBM and that doing so would capture better rebates.
"To me, from my perspective, I would follow Blue Cross's lead. I would move it to pharmacy and say…
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