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ORANGE COUNTY <br />BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br />ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br />Meeting Date: October 3, 2000 <br />Action Agenda <br />Item No. J <br />SUBJECT: _Employee Health Insurance for 2001 --T __ <br />DEPARTMENT: Personnel PUBLIC HEARING: (Y/N) No <br />ATTACHMENT(S); <br />Draft 2001 Monthly Health Insurance <br />Rates <br />INFORMATION CONTACT: <br />Elaine Holmes, Personnel Director, <br />Extension 2550 <br />TELEPHONE NUMBERS: <br />Hillsborough 732-8181 <br />Chapel Hill 968501 <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 />(formerly Healthsource) effective January 1, 2001. <br />BACKGROUND: In summary, the County has received renewal rate quotations for employee <br />health insurance effective January 1, 2001. The renewal rates quoted are within the amounts <br />budgeted for health insurance for 2001. Additional information is provided below: <br />Current Health Plans <br />Currently Orange County offers three health insurance plans: Blue Cross Preferred Provider <br />Plan, Blue Cross Personal Care Plan and CIGNA (formerly Healthsource). Both Blue Cross <br />plans are offered through the North Carolina Association of County Commissioners' (NCACC) <br />Health Insurance Trust; The County entered into the Interlocal Agreement with the NCACC <br />Trust effective January 1, 1996. The Blue Cross Preferred Provider Plan is a type of traditional <br />health insurance plan. The Blue Cross Personal Care Plan and CIGNA are health maintenance <br />organizations (HMOs). <br />2001 Health Insurance Rates <br />The NCACC Health Insurance Trust and CIGNA renewal rate quotations effective January 1, <br />2001 for the current health plans as follows: <br />Health Plan Rate Increase Employees Enrolled <br />Blue Cross Personal Care Plan 15.8% 414 <br />Blue Cross Preferred Provider Plan 15.$% 52 <br />CIGNA 10.5% 160 <br />