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12.D. HUMAN RESOURCES <br />12.D.1. CONSIDERATION TO IMPLEMENT AN EMPLOYEE HEALTH CENTER <br />Human Resources Director Jim Sexton provided background on the request for Board <br />consideration of implementing an Employee Health Center. He described how staff has made <br />Plan changes over the past several years that have shifted the cost of the Plan unto the <br />employees, meaning they have changed the amount of money that employees pay for their <br />dependent coverage, co -pays for office visits, co -pays for prescriptions, deductibles, and all such <br />changes within the Plan. Staff's research has revealed that if we can shift out of the "fee for <br />service" system currently in place, and shift the costs of that health care onto an employee health <br />center, he believed we could see a significant savings to the bottom-line dollar of the County's <br />Health Plan. Mr. Sexton informed the Board that he had asked a representative from Crowne <br />Consulting Group to talk about who they are, how they work, and to show us what it would mean <br />to the County if we chose to pursue this option. <br />Commissioner Wheeler first wanted to know what Crowne Group's relationship was with <br />CareHere; whether they were a subsidiary or they have a business relationship with them. <br />Ray Tomlinson, President of Crowne Consulting Group, acknowledged that his <br />Company does have a business relationship with CareHere, which was forged in December <br />2008, and they have formed an LLC Company to buy co -administrative services for CareHere <br />for their Florida clients. <br />Commissioner Wheeler was concerned that we were hiring a consultant to give us advice <br />about a company that they have a relationship with, rather than it being a totally objective <br />relationship. He preferred not to go through the details again, and instead of hearing a <br />presentation from a Consultant with a business relationship with the proposed provider, he <br />desired to see an RFQ and RFP done so we can look at whomever is interested in do business <br />May 19, 2009 28 <br />