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AUG 211995BOOK 61 f'N IE 81 COUNTY EMPLOYEE HEALTH INSURANCE - DEPENDENT COVERAGE - $155 nnnnrru rna OMB Director Jeff Barton reviewed the following memo dated 8/14/85: TO: Board of County Commissioners DATE: August 14, 1985 FILE: Jeffrey K. Barton ,4 Director 0MB SUBJECT: Health Insurance, Dependent Coverage $155.00/month Cap. FROM: & Lois Hoder, REFERENCES: Personnel Director Beginning Oct. 1, 1985, you have instructed that employees would begin to pay the difference between the $155.00/month.cap and the $167.50/month cost for dependent health care (a difference of $12.50/month or $150.00 annually). A policy decision is necessary on the following condition when both the husband and wife are employed within the county system. In the past, the department em- ploying the first of the husband/wife is charged with the entire cost of the de- pendent health care coverage and nothing is charged to the department employing the spouse. Monies have been saved by handling the insurance in this manner. Recommendation It is our recommendation that, if there are no dependents, that the husband and - wife be allowed to each convert to a single plan and if there are dependents, that the employee currently carrying the family plan,'pay the $12.50 per month additional premium. Director Barton advised that two single plan contracts cost the County less than one family plan contract, if there are no children. Commissioner Wodtke felt we should keep on eye on new developments where health care insurance is being offered by hospitals as he believed this would promote good competition. ON MOTION by Commissioner Wodtke, SECONDED by Commissioner Bird, the Board unanimously (3-0) accepted staff's recommendation and approved a policy decision condition effective when both husband and wife are employed within the County 19