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Orange County <br />Board of Commissioners <br />Action Agenda Item Abstract <br />Meeting Date: October 6, 1998 <br />Subject: Employee Health Insurance Rates for 1999 <br />Department: Personnel <br />Attachment(s): <br />Draft Monthly Health Insurance Rates, <br />Including Total, County and Employee Premiums <br />Action Agenda <br />Item No. Sā€” C. <br />Public Hearing: Yes No X <br />Budget Amendment <br />Needed: Yes No X <br />Information Contact: <br />Elaine Holmes, Personnel Director <br />Extension 2550 <br />Telephone Number: <br />Hillsborough 732 -8181 <br />Chapel Hill 968 -4501 <br />Durham 688 -7331 <br />Mebane 227 -2031 <br />Purpose: To consider approval of the 1999 employee health insurance rates. <br />Background: In the September 1, 1998 meeting, the Board: <br />ā‘ Approved renewal of the current employee health insurance plans with the North <br />Carolina Association of County Commissioners ( NCACC) Health Insurance Trust and <br />Healthsource effective January 1, 1999 and <br />ā‘ Directed staff to return with specific rates (County contribution and employee cost) for <br />the Board's consideration. <br />Attached are the draft monthly health insurance rates for 1999. This shows the Total <br />Premiums, County Contribution and Employee Premium. <br />1999 Rates Changes <br />As reported in September, the NCACC Health Insurance Trust and Healthsource renewal <br />rate quotations effective January 1, 1999 reflect the following rate increases: <br />Plan <br />Rate <br />Increase <br />Employees <br />Enrolled <br />Blue Cross Preferred Provider <br />24.0% <br />61 <br />Blue Cross Personal Care <br />10.7% <br />343 <br />Healthsource <br />13.0% <br />166 <br />