2.A.
Employee Benefit Trust Board Meeting
- Meeting Date:
- 05/08/2019
- Department Head:
- Kay Macuil
- Submitted By:
- Kay Macuil, City Attorney, Attorney's Office
ITEM:
Discussion and possible action on any and all matters regarding changes to the Mexico Plan to reduce the urgent care visit co-pay with labs from $75.00 to $20. (Susan Posada, Consultant and Broker)
SUMMARY:
On May 2, 2019, Consultant and Broker Susan Posada spoke to Dr. Galindo of SIARMED. He had not brought up this change when she had asked him earlier in the year, but he hoped that this item get on the agenda for the up-coming fiscal year's benefits plan.
Current Plan
Under the current plan,
1. urgent care visits without labs and x-rays and other imaging has a $20 co-pay,
2. urgent care visits with labs and x-rays and other imaging has a $75 co-pay
Labs and imaging have a separate co-pay of $25.
Proposed Change in Plan
Urgent care $20 co-pay regardless of whether or not labs or imaging is needed.
Labs and imaging $25 co-pay remains the same.
Current Plan
Under the current plan,
1. urgent care visits without labs and x-rays and other imaging has a $20 co-pay,
2. urgent care visits with labs and x-rays and other imaging has a $75 co-pay
Labs and imaging have a separate co-pay of $25.
Proposed Change in Plan
Urgent care $20 co-pay regardless of whether or not labs or imaging is needed.
Labs and imaging $25 co-pay remains the same.
RECOMMENDATION / SUGGESTED MOTION:
I MOVE TO APPROVE THE CHANGE IN THE MEXICO PLAN FROM $75 CO-PAY FOR URGENT CARE IF LABS AND IMAGING ARE NEEDED TO $20 AND THE $25 SEPARATE CO-PAY FOR LABS AND IMAGAING SHALL REMAIN THE SAME.