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ORANGE COUNTY <br />BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br />ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br />Meeting Date: September 16, 2003 <br />Action Agenda <br />Item No. ~ - a <br />SUBJECT: Employee Health Insurance Renewal for 2004 <br />DEPARTMENT: Personnel <br />PUBLIC HEARING: (Y/N) No <br />ATTACHMENT(S): <br />1 -Draft 2004 Monthly Health Insurance <br />Rates <br />2 -Health Insurance Renewal Options <br />and Costs <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 and CIGNA <br />effective January 1, 2004. <br />BACKGROUND: In summary, the County has received renewal rate quotations for employee <br />health insurance effective January 1, 2004. The renewal rates quoted are well within the <br />amount budgeted for health insurance for 2004. 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 Plan and CIGNA are health maintenance organizations (HMOs). The Blue <br />Cross Blue Options Plan is a type of traditional health insurance plan called a Preferred <br />Provider Plan. The chart below shows the number of employees enrolled in each plan. <br />Health Plan Employees Enrolled <br />Blue Cross Blue Care Plan 519 <br />Blue Cross Blue Options Plan 36 <br />Cigna 130 <br />