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C-1 The following chart shows that Blue Cross & Blue Shield's P]'O network matched 85% of the PPO requests while CIGNA matched 79%. However, CIGNA's 1-IMO/POS network matched 64% of the employee requests while Blue Cross & Blue Shield's HMO/POS network matched 57%. 100%n 80% 60% 40% r^.0%a 0% 79% 64% 57% 50% 41% 42% X CIA IM _003y p ¢ y O M o The results of this survey indicate that Goth carriers are able to provide an adequate physician network to MCSD. However, since 75% of the MCSD active employee population participate in either the HMO or PDS program, and more employees are likely to migrate to those more cost effective programs during the upcoming open enrollment period, CIGNA's larger I-IMOfPOS network is better able to support the needs of the MCSD employees at this time. In addition to requesting physicians, the survey also requested employees to "grade" their health insurance program by indicating whether they felt their plan was "Excellent", "Very Good", "Good", "Fair", or "Poor". The following graph shows that the nyajority of those who responded to the survey felt that the health 9% coverage currently provided is 18 °1 Excellent at a satisi'actory level. In Very Good 1016% addition to these employees, 19 Good there are approximately 1,200 ° dFair other active employees who did 3a% not turn in their survey fonts. 27% OPoor If there was significant concern regarding the level of bencfits or the performance of the current health care provider, the above chart would reflect a greater level of dissatisfaction with the plan, and more of those additional 1;200 employees wvould have responded to express their concent.