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M t ' MR. BROWN POINTED OUT THAT YOU MUST CONSIDER THE INFLATIONARY TREND OF 2p. COMMISSIONER L.OY ASKED IF ANY OTHER INDUSTRY USES A 20% FIGURE FOR INFLATIONARY TREND COST RISE, AND MR. BROWN DID NOT KNOW, BUT NOTED THAT THE HEALTH CARE FIELD IS LEADING THE RACE IN INFLATIONARY COSTS. HE POINTED OUT THAT WHEN THIS INSURANCE WAS PUT OUT TO BID LAST YEAR, THE OTHER COMPANIES TOOK INTO CONSIDERATION THE LOSS RATIO OF 83%, AND THEIR BIDS WERE CONSIDERABLY HIGHER THAN THAT OF BLUE CROSS/BLUE SHIELD, THE CHAIRMAN NOTED THAT THEIR BIDS INCLUDED OTHER THINGS, AND IT WAS VERY DIFFICULT TO GET A TRUE COMPARISON, MR. BROWN THEN BROUGHT UP THE FACT THAT THE COUNTY POLICY NOW ONLY HAS A $55.00 PER DAY ROOM ALLOWANCE WHILE THE CURRENT HOSPITAL CHARGE IS $89.00 PER DAY AND SOON WILL BE HIGHER. HE NOTED THAT MAJOR MEDICAL DOES NOT ABSORB EXTRA ROOM CHARGES. COMMISSIONER L.OY ASKED WHEN THE CONTRACT IS DUE TO BE RENEWED AND MR. BROWN STATED .JUNE 15TH. SHE FELT ALL THE COMMISSIONERS SHOULD BE PRESENT TO DISCUSS THIS MATTER, AND THE CHAIRMAN AGREED. COMMISSIONER DEESON ASKED WHAT THE COST DIFFERENCE WOULD BE IF THE ROOM ALLOWANCE WERE INCREASED TO $80.00 PER DAY, MR. BROWN STATED THAT THE COST TO INCREASE THE ROOM ALLOWANCE FOR AN INDIVIDUAL IS 11k PER MONTH FOR EACH DOLLAR OF INCREASE AND ON A FAMILY CONTRACT, IT IS 22�, DISCUSSION FOLLOWED IN REGARD TO CHANGING THE ANNIVERSARY DATE OF THE CONTRACT TO OCTOBER TO COINCIDE WITH THE COUNTY'S FISCAL YEAR. MR. BROWN STATED THAT THIS CAN BE DONE, BUT NOTED THAT THE RATES WOULD PROBABLY CHANGE BY OCTOBER, CHAIRMAN WODTKE STATED THAT THIS MATTER WILL BE TAKEN UP FOR FINAL DECISION AT THE .JUNE 7TH MEETING WHEN MORE BOARD MEMBERS CAN BE PRESENT. CAPTAIN WHITAKER OF THE FELLSMERE FIRE DEPARTMENT AND ALSO COUNCILMAN OF THE CITY OF FELLSMERE, CAME BEFORE THE BOARD TO DISCUSS REPAIRS TO THEIR LARGE AUXILIARY GENERATOR, CAPTAIN 13 AYBOOK 3 PACE 3J