City workers face higher insurance costs [Sun Journal, New Bern, N.C.]
By Eddie Fitzgerald, Sun Journal, New Bern, N.C. | |
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The city has to budget
The city's consultant, Integra Benefit Management Services, anticipates an increase in insurance costs in 2013 due to rising health care costs and of recent city health insurance claims, according to a memorandum from the city manager to aldermen.
There are reserve funds and savings in all of the departmental funds that will allow the city to cover the cost, Epperson said.
Epperson said the city is locked into a contract for the year and had to make changes. The city will look at other options during the coming fiscal year. Even with the
Prescription co-pays will also change. As a way to steer employees toward using more generic drugs, the co-pay for those will remain at
But co-payments for brand name drugs will increase from
Mail order drug co-pays will also increase, except generic drugs which will remain at
Co-pays for name brand mail order drugs will increase from
The city will also no longer allow spouses to be covered by its insurance plan if they are eligible for health coverage with their own employers.
Alderman
Everyone was facing the same high insurance rates, he said.
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