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19 <br /> 1 Financial Review <br /> 2 The following table details the Count 's claims experience from FY20 through FY25. <br /> FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 <br /> Jul 19-Jun 20 Jul 20-Jun 21 Jul 21-Jun 22 Jul 22-Jun 23 Jul 23-Jun 24 Jul 24-Jun 25 YoY Change <br /> Ivied$ $6,895,698 $8,857,216 $10,946,908 $8,883,956 $9,921,942 $10,689,943 8% <br /> Rx$ $3,611,785 $3,362,195 $3,666,862 $4,257,610 $5,138,699 $7,173,975 40% <br /> Total$ $10,507,483 $12,219,410 $14,613,770 $13,141,565 $15,060,642 $17,863,919 19% <br /> Average Employees Covered 1078 1050 1024 1064 1111 1127 <br /> Avg Per Claimant Per Year $9,743 $11,635 $14,278 $12,349 $13,558 $15,846 <br /> Banded Layer$>40K $1,740,760 $2,701,986 $27,772,535 $2,547,489 $3,140,986 $4,150,593 <br /> Banded Layer Claimants>40K 45 57 53 73 74 88 <br /> Stop Loss Reimbursements $647,818 $549,098 $2,165,540 $483,352 $611,414 $767,884 <br /> Stop Loss Claimants 2 4 8 2 2 1` <br /> #of Claimants over$1 OK 221 262 266 296 357 414 <br /> #of Claimants over$20K 111 130 139 149 182 208 <br /> 3 'ISL increased from$200K to$400 K <br /> 4 <br /> 5 From FY 2020 through FY 2025, the Health Insurance plan has experienced increases in the <br /> 6 frequency and severity of large claimants, overall increases in gross claims, and growth in plan <br /> 7 enrollment. <br /> 8 <br /> 9 From FY 2024 to FY 2025, the cost of total claims increased by $2,803,277 or approximately <br /> 10 19%. Of that increase, medical claims increased by $768,001 or approximately 8%, while <br /> 11 pharmacy claims increased by over$2 million or 40%. <br /> 12 <br /> 13 Cost of Claims <br /> 14 Actuarial analysis from NCHIP recommends a 12.5% rate increase to both the employee and <br /> 15 employer share of premium equivalents to meet the cost of expected claims. If the County absorbs <br /> 16 the entire cost of this increase and does not increase employee contributions, the County's cost <br /> 17 would need to increase by a total of 13.7%. <br /> 18 <br /> 19 Pharmacy Cost Drivers <br /> 20 One of the primary cost drivers for pharmacy claims is the increased use and high relative cost <br /> 21 of GLP-1 drugs for weight loss. <br /> 22 <br /> 23 o Approximately 100 members are using GLP-1's for weight loss. <br /> 24 o The cost of covering these medications for weight loss is approximately$1 million. <br /> 25 o Other employers that have continued to cover the GLP-1's have also needed a <br /> 26 "catch up" increase as employers did not anticipate the demand associated with <br /> 27 these drugs. <br /> 28 <br /> 29 Medical Cost Drivers <br /> 30 The primary cost drivers for medical claims are more varied. <br /> 31 • The cost of cancer treatments and other cancer therapies have increased by 34%. New <br /> 32 treatments are being discovered, approved, and put into use with unprecedented <br /> 33 frequency. As the covered population continues to age, cancer rates are also expected to <br /> 34 increase. <br /> 35 • The cost of musculoskeletal outpatient surgeries has increased by 11%. <br /> 36 • The cost of psychiatry, primary care, and specialist visits has increased by 12%. The <br /> 37 utilization of these services by individuals covered by the Orange County plan is above <br /> 38 the industry standard. <br />