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o These ere age 65 or older end receive the Medicare $upplemwt wvnage a[ a mtW 199]-98 ABC cost of Eg931 and o Ove is on the group health inmrance at a mdl 199]-98 cost of E2,489. Toml ABC operating expenses (pcrsomrel and non-persormel) for 199]-98 were about $1.1 million. Health Imurance for ABC Employee 1. Availability of Health Insurance for Retirees One ofthe issues the ABC Board haz encowtered in considering retiree health e is the evailebiliry of such insurance coverage. The ABC Board currently has employee health insmance Uuough Kaiser Pemunente. This ivclWes coverage for retirees. WiN its last renewal, Ne ABC Board advises it initially faced e sigvificant ir~creese Gom KWen. Iv assessing Wtemetivea ABC D'vwmr Pearson advises dmr he sought quotes from omtt health irvsumnce provides. He advise two potwtiW Providers declined to 9uom coveage that included retirees. Sabsaluwdy Kaiser was able to modify its redng meWOdology to provide for a leant Furey and the ABC Board renewed its coverage though Kaiser. 2. MembersF~n in a N A He ~ a I urance Trull The ABC Board has asked the County about the option of We ABC Board participating N the County's health ivsmance Plan. In follow uP ro this Personrrel mlked with admivishamrs for the health veumrice trust. They adviud that it is m option for the ABC Boats: a To participate d'vecdy ivthe NCACC HeWN [mumwz Trustar plan member without being a part of We Cowry's group health insurance or a Tobe included Nthe County's group heWN insumnce. In terms of fie ABC Board particiPativg direcdY N the Trust Persomrel suggesad the ABC Board obtain a quote from Ne Trost far such wvemge arts the Board has dove so. In respoace m the ABC Board request, the Trust has provided a rote quomtlon Io W< ABC Board. The Trust based its quomdon on a 1Wy 1,1998 date. It quotM a ram that is about 8 9 percent Idghn Nov the County's cmrem rote, bm is the same rote az the Cowty would have bem charged for the Blue Cross Persoml Care Plan had its health msmanw renewal date been 1Wy 1998. The Tr st ilso advises th<rc cutrcndy are oNtt ABC Boards who are members afNe True.