Floor Amendment II
November 12, 2002
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 # 14361, November 4, 2002
INTRODUCED BY Terry Young, County Legislator
Body
WHEREAS, the County has solicited written proposals for group health insurance for County employees for the 2003 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, Coventry, Blue Cross/Blue Shield, Health Midwest/EPOCH, and Cigna; and,
WHEREAS, the Administration recommends:
INDIV FAMILY
Humana
HMO (Staff/IPA 75/3) $211.01 $586.59
Humana
HMO (Staff/IPA 75/1) $243.29 $676.34
Humana
PPO (IPA, Network 18/15) $348.50 $965.79
therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED by the County Legislature of Jackson County, Missouri, that the health plan proposal of Humana, 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, provided that no plan provides any coverage for unmarried domestic partners of County employees; and,
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that any savings to be realized by a 2% reduction in premium offered by Humana shall be allocated, to the maximum extent possible, to a reduction in employee contributions to premiums and, in particular, to a reduction in employee contributions to family premiums.
Enacted and Approved
Effective Date: This Resolution sha...
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