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Consider recommendations regarding 2001-02 medical and dental insurance premium changes, as follows:
County Self-Funded Dental Program
a) Accept the Annual Actuarial Report for the County Self-Funded Medical and Dental Program, dated April 5, 2001, with premium rate recommendations for the Self-Funded Dental Plan for fiscal year 2001-2002 (Attachment B);
b) Approve the County Self-Funded Dental Plan premium changes per the attached schedule (Attachment A) effective June 25, 2001 for active employees with a dental premium increase of 9.4%; and effective July 1, 2000 for retirees with a dental premium rate increase of 7.4%.
HMOs and Point-of-Service Medical Programs
c) Health Net (employees) - Approve the active employee premium rates with increases of 11.4% for the HMO plan and 15.8% for the "Select" Point-of-Service plan effective June 25, 2001; (Attachments A & C);
d) Health Net (retirees) - Approve the retiree premium rates with increases for plans effective July 1, 2000; HMO early retiree plan increase of 32.3%, HMO Medicare retiree plan increase of 8.0%, Point-of-Service early retiree plan increase of 15.8%, Point-of-Service Medicare retiree plan increase of 7.1%; Flex Net early retiree increase of 6.8%; Flex Net Medicare increase of 10.1%; and Seniority Plus Medicare Plan increase of 4% (Attachments A & C);
e) Health Net Retiree Out-of-Area PPO Plan (retirees) - Approve the addition of a preferred provider organization plan (PPO) for retirees living outside the Health Net service area, effective July 1, 2001 at the premium rates listed on Attachments A & D;
f) Blue Cross Medical HMO (employees & retirees) - Approve the addition of a Blue Cross HMO plan for employees, effective July 25, 2001 and retirees, effective July 1, 2001, per the listed schedule of benefits and premiums stated in Attachment F to replace the existing PacifiCare Medical HMO and designate the Personnel Director to complete any necessary applications or documents to implement this plan (Attachments A & E);
g) MHN Employee Assistance Plan - Approve the premium increase of $.07 biweekly in the employee assistance program premium (Attachment F);
Dental HMO Plan
h) Golden West Pacesetter Dental HMO - (employees and retirees) - Approve the renewal of the Golden West Pacesetter Dental Plan for employees, effective June 25, 2001 and retirees, effective July 1, 2001, per the premiums rates stated in Attachment G with no change in benefits.
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