County of Santa Barbara - File #: 22-00863

• File #: 22-00863
• Version: 1
• Type: Administrative Item
• Status: Agenda Ready
• File created: 9/23/2022
• In control: BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
• On agenda: 10/4/2022
• Final action: 10/4/2022
• Title: Consider recommendations regarding the 2023 Employee Benefits Insurance Program Renewal, as follows: (4/5 Vote Required) a) In the matter of setting health plan rates for 2023, approve the following renewals: i) Public Risk Innovation, Solutions, and Management (PRISM) Health Blue Shield Health Plans: The renewal of the PRISM Blue Shield Tandem Narrow Network, Blue Shield Exclusive Provider Organization (EPO) High, Blue Shield EPO Low, Preferred Provider Organization (PPO), and High Deductible Health Plan (HDHP) plans for a twelve-month period, at the existing benefit levels with an 8.8% increase in premiums, effective January 1, 2023, for all active employees and retirees; ii) Kaiser Permanente Health Maintenance Organization (HMO) Health Plans: The renewal of the active employees' and early retirees' Kaiser Permanente High and Low HMO plans for a twelve-month period at the existing benefit levels, with an 8.8% increase in premiums, effective January 1, 2023, and for all Medicare...
• Sponsors: HUMAN RESOURCES DEPARTMENT

Date	Action By	Action	Result
10/4/2022	BOARD OF SUPERVISORS	Acted on as follows:	Pass

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Consider recommendations regarding the 2023 Employee Benefits Insurance Program Renewal, as follows: (4/5 Vote Required)

a) In the matter of setting health plan rates for 2023, approve the following renewals:

i) Public Risk Innovation, Solutions, and Management (PRISM) Health Blue Shield Health Plans:
The renewal of the PRISM Blue Shield Tandem Narrow Network, Blue Shield Exclusive Provider Organization (EPO) High, Blue Shield EPO Low, Preferred Provider Organization (PPO), and High Deductible Health Plan (HDHP) plans for a twelve-month period, at the existing benefit levels with an 8.8% increase in premiums, effective January 1, 2023, for all active employees and retirees;

ii) Kaiser Permanente Health Maintenance Organization (HMO) Health Plans:
The renewal of the active employees' and early retirees' Kaiser Permanente High and Low HMO plans for a twelve-month period at the existing benefit levels, with an 8.8% increase in premiums, effective January 1, 2023, and for all Medicare-eligible retirees, with 13.19% decrease in premiums for the Senior Advantage Plans, at the existing benefit levels;

iii) United Healthcare Medicare Risk HMO Health Plans:
The renewal of the United Healthcare Medicare Risk HMO Health Plans for County of Santa Barbara retirees, at existing benefit levels, and a 2.5% increase of premium, for a twelve-month period, effective January 1, 2023;

iv) County Self-Funded Delta Dental PPO Plan:
The annual Actuarial Underwriting Report for the County Self-Funded Dental Plan and the continuation of the existing program benefits with an increase of 31.34% in premiums for both active employees and retirees, readjusting rates in the Self-Funded plan to help support itself after a number of years of plan buy down to utilize plan surplus. Rates are for a twelve-month period, effective January 1, 2023;

v) DeltaCare USA - Dental HMO Plan:
The renewal of the existing DeltaCare USA Dental Health Maintenance Organization (DHMO) plan, continues the...