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40 • HEALTH CARRIER RECOMMENDATION For the reasons outlined above, the Insurance Committee made and passed the motion, to renew the District's contract with CIGNA inclusive of the following plan enhancements: 1) The Maximum Lifetime Benefit will be increased from $1 million to $2 million. 2) The coverage for TMI (Temporo -Mandibular .point Disorder) will be transferred from the dental program to the health program with no rate adjustment to the health premium. TERMINAL LIABILITY AMOUNT In addition to the above plan enhancements, The Gehring Group has also received a guarantee from CIGNA that the Terminal Liability amount in the Supplemental Premium Agreement will be $1,772,138 for the plan year ending February 29, 2000. This is a $44,140 increase to the recently negotiated Terminal Liability amount of $1,727,998 for the plan year ending February 28, 1999. PRESCRIPTION DRUG FORMULARY The option of implementing a formulary in the prescription drug program was also considered during the evaluation process; however, implementing the formulary would reduce the renewal premiums by only 1%. It was then decided during the January W" Insurance Committee meeting, that the minimal savings generated by this plan change in addition to the number of employee claim issues that would arise due to such a change does not make the implementation of a drug formulary a viable option for MC:SD at this time. EMPLOYEE SURVEY RESULTS In addition to the interview process, a general survey was circulated to the employees for the purpose of determining which physicians were the most utilized by MCSD employees and their dependents. Of the 1,800 active employees who received the survey, 630 responded. The results of the survey are listed in the Reyuesled Phyvicians Copnpetrison and list each physician requested as well as the number of employees who listed that physician on their survey form. The list of physicians was then forwardcd to cuch of the two finalists who then indicated which physicians were participating in their networks.