Commissioners approve health insurance change
Commissioners approved the switch this week after spending about six months slogging through numbers and soliciting feedback from other county officers and their employees.
"The county will save money," Wright said. "But we have a select few that are on meds that will go from
Doke said county employees have been insured for 16 years through a partially self-funded
"We have been trying to eat those costs at the county level as much as we could, but last year we had to pass some of that to the employees," Doke said. "We promised them we would do our dead-level best to try and find a solution to this problem."
Commissioners solicited proposals and listened to presentations before selecting a local broker who offered three options for health care through Community Care and Insure Oklahoma. The OPEH&W plan offered a single option for coverage through
Doke said while the new plan promises significant savings now, early projections of
Payne, however, said changes in the future will not require a buyout like the one required by the present plan. An OPEH&W representative told commissioners that could be as much as
"I don't like the idea that we are going to be held hostage by a company that is providing a service, and that is exactly where we find ourselves now," Payne said. "If we decide we have to go with somebody else next year, I will feel good about the fact we won't have to pay
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