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Board approves 3% health-insurance renewal after broker negotiations
Summary
The board approved a 3% renewal for the district health-insurance plan after the insurance broker said the original 7% renewal was negotiated down; the district committee reviewed competing quotes and recommended staying with the current carrier with no plan-design changes.
The board approved a 3% renewal for the district health-insurance plan following a presentation from the district’s benefits representative. Brian said the original renewal came in at 7% but the district negotiated the increase down, and that there are no changes to plan design: “the renewal is sitting at the 3%,” he said.
Brian told the board the district solicited market quotes from Blue Cross, UnitedHealthcare, Cigna and others; Blue Cross’s quote was 44% higher and UnitedHealthcare’s was 48% higher than the current plan. Dr. Myers said the insurance committee reviewed options and unanimously recommended moving forward with renewal of the current carrier. Dr. Myers translated the renewal impact to employees: “that translates into about $22 a month pretax ... and $16.17 dollars out of pocket,” according to the discussion. The board moved, seconded and approved the recommendation by voice vote; the record reflects ayes on the voice vote but no numerical roll-call tally was recorded in the transcript.
