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Employee Survey Results <br />April 2811 <br />The NCACC is no longer an option but that doesn't mean we can't work with other <br />counties in the area to develop our own cooperative agreement with as many <br />counties as possible if we're going to be penalized like this for contracting on our <br />own. <br />6. Which of the following would you prefer? <br />Res onse O tions Response <br />Increase employee paid premiums, including the Employee Only <br />premium, to keep the benefits similar to today's coverage level. This 59% <br />could require em loyees to contribute to all .premiums. <br />Reduce the benefits and keep costs similar to today's premiums. 41 <br />7. Orange County is considering a new type of health plan that combines a pre- <br />tax Health Savings Account (HSA) with a high deductible for all non-preventive <br />care services. Preventive care is covered at 100%. The monthly premiums are <br />less with this plan than our current plans. The County contributes to the HSA <br />and the employee uses the HSA to pay for some of his or her health care <br />expenses. If the HSA funds aren't all used, the contributions carry over from <br />year to year, and belong to the employee when employment ends. There are <br />many details, but the examples below show how the plan would work for most <br />employees. <br />This question was asked to start the education process regarding Health Savings <br />Accounts. 65% of employees identified with one of the examples. The comments <br />indicated that many did not understand the Health Savings Account aspect and <br />focused on the "high deductible" component. <br />Response Options Response <br />Receives only preventive care. Because preventive care is 24% <br />covered at 100%, would not have to pa for any coverage. <br />Sees a specialist every month and takes several prescriptions 17% <br />daily for a chronic condition; would pay more for health care in the <br />beginning of each year, but after meeting the annual cost limit, <br />there would be no co-pays for prescriptions or doctor visits. Yearly <br />out of pocket costs would be lower than with the current plan and <br />the count premiums would be less than a traditional Ian. <br />Occasionally sees a doctor for services that aren't preventive, but 24% <br />has no chronic conditions. Might have higher costs than with one <br />of our current plans. <br />None of the above. 20.5% <br />Other 14.5% <br />12 <br />