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Integrity Health says district’s self‑funded plan and partnership health center helped curb insurance costs
Summary
An outside speaker from Integrity Health told the board the district’s self‑funded model and a partnership health center produced sustained savings, high local utilization and an independent ROI of about 58%, helping limit this year’s health insurance increase compared with state plans.
Doug Forrester, introduced by district administrators as affiliated with Integrity Health, told the board the district’s self‑funded health plan and an on‑site partnership health center have been central to containing benefits costs.
Forrester said the district has seen high utilization of partnership services — "38,000 engagements with the partnership health center" over several years — and he cited an independent actuarial review showing about a 58% return on investment tied to the health center’s ability to reduce claims and outpatient costs. He emphasized that the health center model focuses on primary care access and is voluntary for employees, which he said supports teacher retention and reduces substitute costs.
Doering and Sitton framed the health insurance discussion as a key budget driver. Doering noted that if the district were in the State Health Benefits Plan, a cited 31.9% increase in that plan this year would have raised local costs by an estimated $7.5 million compared with the district’s actual experience. Forrester urged continued emphasis on primary care access and independent actuarial oversight to maintain those results.
The presentation was technical and data‑focused; board members had no immediate policy questions beyond overall budget impacts. The district will continue to monitor health plan trends as it finalizes the tentative budget.
