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Integrity Health tells board district’s self‑funded plan and partnership health center have cut costs
Summary
An Integrity Health representative said the district’s self‑funded health plan and dedicated partnership health center have produced long‑term savings, reporting a 15‑year average plan increase of 6.3%, about 38,000 engagements and an actuarial ROI of roughly 58%.
Doug Forrester, who identified himself as chairman (and formerly president) of Integrity Health, described the district’s self‑funded health program and a dedicated partnership health center that serves employees and dependents. Forrester said the model emphasizes primary care access and local services and credited the district with saving "tens and tens of millions of dollars" over 15 years by controlling plan costs and steering employees to the partnership health center.
Forrester cited several metrics in support of the model: a 15‑year average annual increase for the district of about 6.3% compared with larger state‑plan increases, roughly 38,000 engagements with the partnership health center, and an independent actuarial study that estimated about a 58% return on investment tied to the health center’s services. The district’s business office earlier projected an approximate 13.3% increase this year in medical and prescription costs—one of the major drivers behind the budget increase—making the health‑plan approach a key leverage point for the district’s finances.
