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Lakeway council asks for decision tree, packet data before picking health plan options
Summary
Council members pressed presenters for a clear decision tree and exact enrollments/deductible counts, set packet day as June 9 and asked staff to return narrowed options for the June 15 meeting ahead of the July 1 renewal decision.
During discussion of the Texas Health Benefits Pool renewal, multiple council members said the presentation lacked a clear way to compare current costs to proposed plan options. The mayor requested a decision tree that ties each option back to the city’s current 2025/2026 numbers and asked staff to include the requested data in the meeting packet on packet day. “I want the data in the packet on packet day,” the mayor said, specifying June 9 at 5 p.m. as the packet date.
Council members asked staff and the presenters to provide counts of how many employees exceeded individual and family deductibles and to present per‑option out‑of‑pocket impacts for employees so the council can assess tradeoffs between employer cost and employee exposure. One council member framed the concern succinctly: “If you pick this option, this person's gonna be paying this much more,” underscoring requests for clear, apples‑to‑apples comparisons. Staff and the benefits vendors agreed to return narrowed options and refined tables for the June 15 meeting so the council can decide by July 1.
