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Board implements Employee Benefits Committee appointments and discusses OPEH&W health plan option
Summary
The board approved Employee Benefits Committee appointments and heard an update that the committee is exploring the OPEH&W health plan as an alternative to HealthChoice, with an earliest potential transition date of Oct. 1 and questions about deductible credit and enrollment timing.
The Budget Board approved a resolution implementing appointments to the Employee Benefits Committee as recommended at the committee's May 1 meeting. Appointments approved included Rod Cleveland as Chair; Douglas Warr and Shannon Lane as Vice‑Chair; Pam Howlett and Lisa Ward as Secretary/Members; Raimie McDaniel and others as members. The motion carried unanimously.
Chair Rod Cleveland updated that the committee is coordinating meetings with officers to discuss the OPEH&W health plan as a possible replacement for HealthChoice. Cleveland said the plan year starts July 1 but enrollment is flexible and that "the earliest transition could be October 1," noting transition considerations such as credit for deductibles employees have already met under HealthChoice. No formal enrollment decision was made at the meeting; the report was informational and intended to guide further discussion and coordination with officers.
