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31. HEALTH INSURANCE AND OTHER BENEFIT PROGRAM RATES AND RECOMMENDATIONS FOR FY 2011-12 1. Approve the health benefit products and plan design changes for the Employee Health Insurance Program as defined by the CIGNA HealthCare of AZ, Walgreens Health Initiatives, Magellan Behavioral Health, Inc., CIGNA Behavioral Health, EyeMed Vision Care, The Standard, Sedgwick, CMS, Metlaw, Liberty Mutual and ADP contracts and/or plan documents. The benefit offerings will provide Maricopa County employees with six different medical plan options and three pharmacy plan options, allowing them to choose coverage that strikes a balance between the level of health benefit coverage and the amount of their payroll deductions. Health benefit plan elections will be in force from July 1, 2011 through June 30, 2012. 2. Continue to support program modifications that: a. Encourage healthy behavior and health status awareness through rate differentials b. Remove barriers to preventive care c. Create a culture of health by promoting and incentivizing: i. Improvement in an individual’s health status in his/her journey toward optimal wellness ii. Maintenance of an individual’s health status when he/she has attained optimal wellness iii. Compliance with preventive care standards d. Continue the transition to consumerism 3. Continue to support the payment of general administration and health-benefit-related contracts through the collection of premiums, including, but not limited to, benefit and actuarial consulting services, and administrative costs for COBRA (Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act), Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA), Benefit System Administration, and health-care data-aggregation services. 4. Continue to support wellness health initiatives through the collection of rate differentials that will be used for such initiatives including, but not limited to, disease management, prevention and wellness screenings and education. 5. Continue to offer the following voluntary employee-paid benefits: Short-term disability, Flexible Spending Accounts, Additional Life and Accidental Death and Dismemberment Insurance for employees, spouses and dependent children, Legal Insurance, and Auto, Home and Renter’s Insurance. 6. Approve the Maricopa County Employee and Employer Health Benefit rates for active employees (full-time and part-time), the Pre-Medicare Retiree Health Benefit rates and Medicare-eligible Retiree Health Benefit rates for July 1, 2011 through June 30, 2012. To encourage employee healthy behavior and health status awareness, rate differentials will continue for employees who voluntarily participate in the Health Assessment and/or Biometric Screening and for employees and their covered dependents who are not tobacco users. The attached rate exhibit illustrates the monthly total cost, employee cost and employer cost for the health benefit rates for active employees (full-time and part-time), pre-Medicare retirees and Medicare-eligible retirees. For pre-Medicare retiree monthly rates and Medicare-eligible retiree monthly rates, the cost is completely funded by the retiree. There is no employer contribution towards the monthly cost. (C-31-11-008-M-00)