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HEARING - Consider recommendations regarding 2002-03 medical and dental insurance premium changes, as follows: (EST. TIME: 20 MIN.)
a) Accept the Annual Actuarial Report for the County Self-Funded Dental Program, dated April 12, 2002, which recommends no premium rate change for fiscal year 2002-2003 (Attachment B);
b) HMOs, Point-of-Service and PPO Medical Programs:
i. Health Net HMO Plan - Approve the active employee premium rates with increases of 26.5% for renewal of the current HMO benefit plan design for active employees and 45.1% for early retirees and .7% for Medicare retirees including benefit plan changes; (Attachments A, C & D to the Board Letter dated May 28, 2002);
ii. Health Net Select Point of Service Plan - Approve the active employee premium rates with increases of 40.2% for renewal of the current point-of-service benefit plan design and 41.7% for early retirees and 18.1% for Medicare retirees including benefit plan changes; (Attachments A, D & E to the Board Letter dated May 28, 2002);
iii. Health Net Retiree Out-of-Area PPO Plan - Approve the premium rates with increases of 30.1% for retirees on the Out-of-Area PPO plan living outside the Health Net service area, effective July 1, 2002 (Attachment A & F to the Board Letter dated May 28, 2002);
iv. Health Net Retiree Out-of-Area Flex Net Plan - Approve the premium rates with increases of 25.6% for early retirees and 52.7% for Medicare retirees enrolled in the Flex Net RF plan living outside the Health Net service area, effective July 1, 2002 (Attachments A & F to the Board Letter dated May 28, 2002);
v. Health Net Retiree Seniority Plus Medicare Risk Plan - Approve the selection of the optional benefit plan design as included as Attachment G and approve the associated premium rates with increases 7.3% for retirees on Medicare enrolled in the Seniority Plus Plan, effective July 1, 2002 (Attachments A & G to the ...
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