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671 <br />SEP 22 iqq7 <br />TO: The Board of County Commissioners <br />FROM: w G William G. Collins II - Deputy County Attorney <br />DATE: September 16, 1992 <br />SUBJECT: Health Insurance Agreements <br />The County currently has in place health insurance agreements which <br />terminate September 30, 1992. Each of the agreements provides for <br />continuation in force by mutual written agreement of the parties. The <br />administration is negotiating the terms of extensions of existing agreements <br />and wishes to continue the existing contracts for an additional 30 days <br />beyond the September 30 term expiration to iron out final details. <br />RECOMMENDATION: <br />Authorize the Chairman to execute the necessary Modifications to the existing <br />health insurance agreements with Anthem Life Insurance Company of Florida <br />(the Minimum Premium Agreement); Gold, Vann & White, P.A. (Preferred <br />Provider Agreement with the Doctor's Clinic); Humana Inc. d/b/a Humana <br />Hospital Sebastian (Preferred Provider Agreement); and Indian River <br />Memorial Hospital (Preferred Provider Agreement) to extend current <br />coverages for an additional 30 days or as necessary to finalize extensions of <br />existing agreements. <br />( The Utilization Management Services Agreement with American Health <br />Network, Inc. automatically continues in force until terminated, thus no <br />extension is required on that agreement.) <br />ON MOTION by Commissioner Scurlock, SECONDED by <br />Commissioner Bird, the Board unanimously (4-0, <br />Chairman Eggert being absent) approved the necessary <br />modifications to the existing health insurance <br />agreements as listed in staff's memorandum. <br />COPIES OF INTERIM EXTENSION OF PHYSICIAN AGREEMENT WITH <br />GOLD, VANN & WHITE, P. A., AND <br />INTERIM EXTENSION OF HOSPITAL AGREEMENT <br />WITH INDIAN RIVER MEMORIAL HOSPITAL <br />ARE ON FILE IN THE OFFICE OF CLERK TO THE BOARD <br />M. State of Florida Department of Health and Rehabilitative <br />Services Contract <br />The Board reviewed memo from OMB Director Joe Baird dated <br />September 14, 1992: <br />16 <br />