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ORANGE COUNTY <br />BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br />ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br />Meeting Date: September 9, 2004 <br />Action Age a~ <br />Item No. - <br />SUBJECT: Em to ee Health Insurance for 2005 <br />DEPARTMENT: Personnel <br />PUBLIC HEARING: (YIN) No <br />ATTACHMENT(S): <br />1 -Draft 2005 Health Insurance Rates <br />2 -Estimated FY 2004-05 County Cost <br />INFORMATION CONTACT: <br />Elaine Holmes, Personnel Director <br />Extension 2550 <br />TELEPHONE NUMBERS: <br />Hillsborough 732-8181 <br />Chapel Hill 968-4501 <br />Durham 688-7331 <br />Mebane 336-227-2031 <br />PURPOSE: To consider renewal of employee health insurance plans through the North <br />Carolina Association of County Commissioners (NCACC) Health Insurance Trust effective <br />January 1, 2005. <br />BACKGROUND: In summary, the County has received renewal rate quotations for employee <br />health insurance effective January 1, 2005. The renewal rates quoted are within the amount <br />budgeted for health insurance for 2005. Additional information is provided below. <br />Current Health Plans <br />Currently Orange County offers three health insurance plans: <br />^ Blue Cross Blue Care Plan <br />^ Blue Cross Blue Options Plan <br />^ CIGNA Healthcare <br />Both Blue Cross plans are contracted through the NCACC Health Insurance Trust. The Blue <br />Cross Blue Care and Plan and CIGNA are health maintenance organizations (HMOs). The <br />Blue Cross Blue Options Plan is a type of traditional health insurance plan. The chart below <br />shows the number of employees enrolled in each plan. <br />Health Plan Em to ees Enrolled <br />Blue Cross Blue Care Plan 573 <br />Blue Cross Blue Options Plan 42 <br />Cigna Healthcare 129 <br />