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Perry City reviews alternative employee health plan; broker says change could cut benefit costs
Summary
At a Perry City budget workshop, North Risk Partners presented an alternative to the city’s Blue Cross Blue Shield trust, saying a Health Partners national plan could mirror current coverage, remove a partial self‑funded second layer and produce roughly a 12% cost reduction (about $90,000 annually). Health Partners will attend a future meeting for follow-up.
Katherine Bolson of North Risk Partners told the Perry City Council at a budget workshop that the city has a viable alternative to the Blue Cross Blue Shield trust in a Health Partners national plan that could reduce employee benefit costs.
Bolson said the alternative would preserve most provider access while changing the city’s partially self‑funded structure. She described a plan design that “mirrors what you have currently today” but removes the second‑layer explanation‑of‑benefits arrangement, which the…
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