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