1.1 FY 2016-17 MEDICAL PLANS EXHIBIT A PLAN CHANGESFINAL.DOCX
Extracted text (via pymupdf_layout)
3368 characters
Exhibit A Medical Plans Proposed changes to the Cigna HMO are as follows: Reduce the Convenience Care copay from $20 to $10. Limit coverage for a newborn to the first 96 hours following birth, unless employee adds newborn to coverage under employee’s benefit plans. Eliminate the non-smoker discount for COBRA participants. Move administration of the Diabetes Management Program from the County Benefits Office to the healthplans – Cigna and UnitedHealthcare. Proposed changes to the UnitedHealthcare PPO are as follows: Reduce the Convenience Care copay from $30 to $20. Limit coverage for a newborn to the first 96 hours following birth, unless employee adds newborn to coverage under employee’s benefit plans. Eliminate the non-smoker discount for COBRA participants. Move administration of the Diabetes Management Program from the County Benefits Office to the healthplans – Cigna and UnitedHealthcare. Increase the In-Network Deductibles. o Individual: from $350 to $750 o Family: from $700 to $1,500 Increase the Out-of-Network Deductibles. o Individual: from $700 to $1,500 o Family: from $1,400 to $3,000 Increase the In-Network Out-of-Pocket Maximums. o Individual: from $3,000 to $3,500 o Family: from $6,000 to $7,000 Increase the Out-of-Network Out-of-Pocket Maximums. o Individual: from $6,000 to $7,000 o Family: from $12,000 from $14,000 Proposed changes to the UnitedHealthcare HDHP with H.S.A. are as follows: Limit coverage for a newborn to the first 96 hours following birth, unless employee adds newborn to coverage under employees’ benefit plans. Eliminate the non-smoker discount for COBRA participants. Increase the In-Network Out-of-Pocket Maximums. o Individual: from $3,000 to $3,275 o Family: from $6,000 to $6,550 Increase the Out-of-Network Out-of-Pocket Maximums. o Individual: from $6,000 to $6,550 o Family: from $12,000 to $13,100 Increase the In-Network member coinsurance percentage from 10% to 15%. Increase the annual H.S.A. contribution limit for Family coverage from $6,650 to $6,750 (the limit for Individual coverage will remain unchanged at $3,350). Set the annual, minimum contribution to an H.S.A. at $240. Prescription Plans Proposed changes to the Catamaran Co-Insurance Prescription Plan are as follows: Increase the tier maximums. Generic - No Change Preferred Brand o Retail 30-day: from $60 to $80 o Retail 90-day: from $180 to $240 o Mail Order 90-day: from $105 to $160 Non-Preferred Brand o Retail 30-day: from $110 to $120 o Retail 90-day: from $330 to $360 o Mail Order 90-day: from $275 to $300 Specialty Preferred o Specialty 30-day: from $105 to $125 Specialty Non-Preferred o Specialty 30-day: from $275 to $300 Move to a partially closed formulary that excludes coverage for certain Brand name drugs that offer no clear clinical advantage over less costly Brand or Generic alternatives. Eliminate mail order pricing for retail 90-day supply prescriptions purchased at the Walgreens Onsite Pharmacy located in the Administration Building, 301 W. Jefferson St. Proposed changes to the OptumRx Prescription Plan are as follows: Implement “Medical Necessity” reviews to ensure prescribed specialty drugs are medically necessary. Eliminate 30-day fills at a retail pharmacy for specialty drugs, and instead require use of the mail order OptumRx Specialty Pharmacy.