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29. HEALTH INSURANCE, PHARMACY AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH RATES AND RECOMMENDATIONS FOR FY 2013-14 1. Approve the health benefit plan design changes for the Employee Health Insurance Program for the plan year from July 1, 2013 through June 30, 2014 as outlined on Exhibit A and authorize all necessary modifications to the Plan documents to effectuate such changes. 2. Approve the pharmacy benefit plan design changes for the Employee Pharmacy Insurance Program for the plan year from July 1, 2013 through June 30, 2014 as outlined on Exhibit A and authorize all necessary modifications to the Plan documents to effectuate such changes. 3. Approve the behavioral health benefit plan design changes for the Employee Behavioral Health Insurance Program for the plan year from July 1, 2013 through June 30, 2014 as outlined on the attached Exhibit A and authorize all necessary modifications to the Plan documents to effectuate such changes. 4. 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, 2013 through June 30, 2014 as outlined on Exhibit B and authorize all necessary modifications to the Plan documents to effectuate such changes. The rate Exhibit B illustrates the monthly total cost, employee cost and employer cost for the benefit rates for active employees (full-time and part-time), pre-Medicare retirees and Medicare-eligible retirees. For pre-Medicare retiree rates and Medicare-eligible retiree rates, the cost is completely funded by the retiree. There is no County contribution towards the cost of retiree benefits. (C-39-13-021-2-00)