NU moving health insurance plans back to Blue Cross
May 24—Five years after dropping its health insurance plans with
In an email to campus on Tuesday, NU President
NU will move its health insurance plans from UMR, a
The university will also switch its dental insurance carrier from
"We are bringing these changes forward following a robust competitive bidding process that attracted bids from multiple vendors," Carter said.
A committee of 12 faculty and staff worked with an outside consulting firm, Gallagher Benefit Service, to evaluate the bids on a number of factors, including the number of providers in a network and the discounts offered by those in-network providers.
The switch won't save NU any money. Five years ago, amid statewide budget challenges, the change to insurance providers netted NU nearly
Nearly all — 99% — of health providers used by NU employees and their families within the last year were in the
Carter said the proposed switch in insurance carriers will go before the
If the bids are accepted by regents, the new plans would go into effect on
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