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The NCACC Trust atlvises the ~ 85 percent rate increase results from the increasing trend in health insurance costs generally antl the County's own claims experience. This wmpares to increases in past years as follows: 3001 - 3000 1999 1988 1987 1996 NCACCTrust 15.6% 4.5% 10%(PCPI p.3% 24%(PPO) 8.8%'-15.5% CIGNA 105% 5%-14s%• 13% 2~<-3%' E.0% 24% Cepenaing on w Braga ry0a. County Contribution for Employee Health Inaurence Attached are tM1e draft monthly health insurance rates for 2002. This shows the Total Coaq County Cos[ and Employee Cost for each coverage type. In the past the County has established its wntribution for employee health insurance as the'. • F011 wstfor the individual employee only coverage 40 percent of the cost of tlepentlent coverage basetl on the Blue Croae Personal Care plan rate. The County then has applied the dollar amount of the tlepentlent contribution calculated on the Blue Cross Personal Care Plan rate to the Blue Croae Preferretl Provider antl CIGNA plan rates. The aHached rates have been calculated in this same manner. FINANCIAL IMPACT: The cost oRhe proposetl County contribution for intlivitlual coverage and tlepentlent wverage is well whhin the amount butlgetetl for health insurance for 2001-02. The County butlget for fiscal year 2001-02 prOVitles funding for up tc a 15 pement health insurence increase effecOVe January 1, 2002. In dollars, this is about a $230,000 increase for the Oscal year: The estimatetl atlditional general fund wst of the actual renewal rates for the Osral year over the currant rates ie about $106,000. This is about $120,000 less than the amount budgeted forfiacal year 3001-02. RECDMMENDATION(St: The Manager recommends that [he BOaM • Approve renewal of the County health insurence plans and authorize the Chair to sign the implementing InterlOCal Agreement with the NCACC Health Insurance Trust, sublect to the review of stag antl the County Attorney. Approve the attachetl health insurance rates effective January i, 2002.