File #: 11434    Version: 0 Name: Health insurance plans and rates.
Type: Resolution Status: Passed
File created: 9/16/1996 In control: Clerk of the County Legislature
On agenda: Final action: 9/16/1996
Title: A RESOLUTION approving health insurance plans and rates as a County-provided employee benefit.
Sponsors: Victor E. Callahan
Indexes: HEALTH INSURANCE
IN THE COUNTY LEGISLATURE OF JACKSON COUNTY, MISSOURI Title A RESOLUTION approving health insurance plans and rates as a County-provided employee benefit. Intro RESOLUTION # 11434, September 16, 1996 INTRODUCED BY Victor E. Callahan, County Legislator Body WHEREAS, the County has solicited written proposals for group health insurance for County employees for the 1997 contract year; and, WHEREAS, Federal Regulations pertaining to Chapter 1 - Public Health Service - Subpart H - Employees Health Benefit Plan, require that the County offer a Federally Qualified Health Maintenance Organization (HMO) Plan of each type described respectively in Regulations, 110.805 (a) (1) (Staff) and 110.805 (a) (2) (Independent Practice Association (IPA)); and, WHEREAS, respondents were as follows: Humana Health Care, Kaiser - Permanente, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas City, Mutual of Omaha, New York Life Care, Principal Financial, Prudential HealthCare, and United Health Care; and, WHEREAS, the ad hoc Risk and Insurance Committee and Administration recommend : INDIV FAMILY Humana Health Care HMO Plan 2-373 (Staff/IPA) $139.94 $388.14 Kaiser - Permanente HMO (Staff/IPA) $113.96 $313.39 Kaiser - Permanente PPO (IPA Network) $127.00 $349.25 therefore, BE IT RESOLVED by the County Legislature of Jackson County, Missouri, that the health plan proposal of Humana Health Care Plans, consisting of a Staff/IPA, and that of Kaiser - Permanente, consisting of both Staff/IPA and PPO models, be, and hereby are approved; and, BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the County Executive be, and hereby is, authorized to execute any necessary documents to implement the group health insurance plans selected herein...Attorney Effective Date: This Resolution shall be effective immediately upon its passage by a majority of the Legislature. APPROVED AS TO FORM: ______________________ _________________________________ County Counselor Certificate of Passage I hereby certify that the attached resolution, Resolution #11434, September 16, 1996 was duly passed on _______September 16_________, 1996 by the Jackson County Legislature. The votes thereon were as follows: Yeas _______8__________ Nays ______0_______ Abstaining _____1________ Absent ____0________ ______________________ _________________________________ Date Mary Jo Brogoto, Clerk of Legislature