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County reviews rising health-care costs; amends county credit card policy with Resolution 2026-R-008
Summary
Blue Cross Blue Shield representatives reviewed Pawnee County's Q1 self-funding reports and stop-loss data; the board also adopted Resolution 2026-R-008 to amend the county credit card policy by a 3–0 vote.
Blue Cross Blue Shield representative Jim Lohmeyer and insurance consultant Rhonda Fernandez met with commissioners at 11:00 a.m. to review the county's January–March 2026 self-funding numbers. They discussed rising health-care costs, pharmacy utilization and member-paid pharmacy costs, the monthly and three-year stop-loss reports, a High-Cost Member report, and claims stratification for the quarter. Lohmeyer also discussed SB360 and its potential effects on small pharmacies and members' costs.
Following the insurance presentation, County Attorney McNett presented a resolution to amend the county credit card policy. Commissioner Miller moved to adopt Resolution 2026-R-008; Commissioner Burdett seconded and the motion passed 3–0. The board reviewed pharmacy and dental utilization reports and the county's stop-loss exposure as part of the broader employee benefit oversight.
No specific dollar changes to premiums or the credit-card policy text were recorded in the minutes beyond adoption of the resolution.
