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Recommendation to authorize City Manager, or designee, to execute contract amendments with Anthem Blue Cross, the City’s third party administrator for the Preferred Provider Organization (PPO) and the Health Maintenance Organization (HMO) group health plans and Medicare Supplement plan; UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage PPO Plan; Scan Health Plan for the Medicare Advantage Plan; and Vision Service Plan (VSP) for the vision plan; CVS Caremark as the Prescription Benefit Manager (PBM) for the prescription drug plan for the PPO and HMO plans; Delta Dental for the fee-for-service dental plan (DPPO) and Delta Dental USA (HMO plan); The Standard Insurance Company for life insurance short- and long-term disability; Union Mutual Life Insurance Company (UNUM), through Larry Lambert & Associates Insurance Services, for long-term care insurance, with modifications as specified on pages 2 and 3; and, any subsequent amendments necessary to maintain current benefit levels and remain in compliance with state and federal laws on all plans, at the discretion of the City Manager. (Citywide)
DISCUSSION
In accordance with the Memoranda of Understanding (MOU) between the City of Long Beach (City) and its employee organizations, the Health Insurance Advisory Committee (HIAC), comprised of representatives from each of the employee associations, has met and submitted its recommendations (Attachment A) for the 2018 Plan Year.
This year, the HIAC agreed to implement a sub-committee comprised of one (1) union-representative from the Long Beach Police Officers’ Association (POA), International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM), and Long Beach Management Association (LBMA); Alliant Insurance Services (Alliant), the City’s benefits consultant; and, Human Resources (HR) staff, to review and evaluate various plan design options, utilization, benchmarks, and trends in relation to the renewal process for 2018 for presentation to the full HIAC for approval. Addit...
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