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BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
AGENDA REQUEST
DATE: April 2, 2013
TO: Honorable Chairman and Members of the Board
FROM: Kay Godwin
SUBJECT: Florida Blue Renewal
DEPARTMENT: Human Resources
BCC DISTRICT: All
STATEMENT OF ISSUE: The current county group health insurance contract with Florida
Blue expires 10/31/2013. Staff requests authority to renegotiate the contract with Florida Blue.
BACKGROUND: When the county's current contract with Florida Blue expires, we anticipate
being eligible for over $1.5 million in ProShare premium rebates, based on the county's losses
over the term of the contract. Under the terms of the contract to receive the rebate we must still
be under contract with Florida Blue when the rebate is paid in 2014.
OPTIONS: Placing the health insurance contract out to bid this year is not really an option as
no insurance company will be able to bid low enough to offset the loss of the ProShare rebate
money.
RECOMMENDATIONS: Authorize Risk Management to enter into negotiations with Florida
Blue to extend the county's group health insurance coverage with Florida Blue.
RECOMMENDED BY:
APPROVED BY:
James D. Curry, County Administrator