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ORANGE COUNTY <br />BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br />Action Agenda <br />Item No. 8 - h <br />ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br />Meeting Date: September 7, 1999 <br />SUBJECT: Employee Health Insurance for 2000 <br />DEPARTMENT: Personnel <br />ATTACHMENT(S): <br />Draft Monthly Health Insurance Rates <br />PUBLIC HEARING: (Y/N) No <br />INFORMATION CONTACT: <br />Elaine Holmes, Personnel Director <br />TELEPHONE NUMBERS: - -ext. 2550 <br />Hillsborough 732-8181 <br />Chapel Hill 968-4501 <br />Durham 688-7331 <br />Mebane 227-2031 <br />PURPOSE: To consider renewal of employee health insurance plans through the North Carolina <br />Association of County Commissioners' (NCACC) Health Insurance Trust and Healthsource <br />effective January 1, 2000. <br />BACKGROUND: In summary, the County has received renewal rate quotations for employee <br />health insurance effective January 1, 2000. The renewal rates quoted are within the amount <br />budgeted for health insurance for 2000. Additional information is provided below. <br />Current Health Plans <br />Currently Orange County offers three health insurance plans: Blue Cross Preferred Provider Plan, <br />Blue Cross Personal Care Plan and Healthsource of North Carolina, Inc. Both Blue Cross plans are <br />contracted through the NCACC Health Insurance Trust. The County entered into the Interlocal <br />Agreement with the Trust effective January 1, 1996. The Blue Cross Preferred Provider Plan is a <br />type of traditional health insurance plan. The Blue Cross Personal Care Plan and Healthsource are <br />health maintenance organizations (HMOs). <br />2000 Health Insurance Rates <br />The NCACC Health Insurance Trust and Healthsource have provided renewal rate quotations <br />effective January 1, 2000 for the current health plans as follows: <br />Health Plan Rate Increase Employees Enrolled <br />Blue Cross Personal Care Plan 4.5% 381 <br />Blue Cross Preferred Provider Plan 4.5% 54 <br />Healthsource 5% - 14.8% 116 <br />