HomeMy WebLinkAbout14 Well Baby Care Coverage Agenda Item # 14
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Memorandum
To: Board of Directors
From: Stephen Hollabaugh—Assistant General Manager
Date: July 12, 2002
Subject: Consideration of adding Well Baby Care Coverage to the District's
Medical Insurance Program
It has come to the District's attention that our current medical plan does not include"Well Baby Care
Coverage". Some of our younger employees have young children and have inquired about this coverage.
We discussed this in a workshop item during the June 19 Board Meeting
In summary,the coverage covers 20 physicians'visits from birth through age 20(or through 18 if not a full
time student). Each physician exam is covered at 100 percent of reasonable and customary charges up to
$90 per exam, and immunizations are covered at 100 percent with a limit of$500 per year. The annual
deductible does not apply to this benefit.
The District has tried to hire qualified individuals and many of these employees are in their child raising
years. The out of pocket expense for immunizations of small children can add up quickly for a young
family.
The District currently has about six employees with very young children. It is assumed that most of the
need for this kind of coverage is when children are very young(the first six years)and immunizations are
on a schedule during these years.
I have requested a quote from NRECA of what adding this coverage to our medical plan will cost the
District. I will bring that information to the Board meeting for discussion.
If the Board were to agree to fund such coverage, a discussion as to the economics of funding this
through NRECA or self-funding this benefit through the District would be appropriate.
Recommendation
1. That the Board approves adding Well Baby Care to the Districts medical coverage.
2. That the Board approves funding Well Baby Care by one of the following methods.
a. Funding Well Baby Care through our medical plan from NRECA .
b. Self-Funding the Well Baby Care benefit from the District.
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