City of Milwaukee - File #: 090144

• File #: 090144
• Version: 0
• Type: Resolution
• Status: Passed
• File created: 5/27/2009
• In control: FINANCE & PERSONNEL COMMITTEE
• Final action: 6/16/2009
• Title: Resolution authorizing an extension of a contract among the City of Milwaukee, other government employers and CORVEL Corporation to provide Preferred Provider Network discounts and Pharmacy Benefit Management services for those employees using Workers' Compensation services.
• Sponsors: THE CHAIR
• Indexes: AGREEMENTS, WAGES AND BENEFITS

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result	Tally
6/25/2009	0	MAYOR	SIGNED
6/16/2009	0	COMMON COUNCIL	ADOPTED	Pass	13:0
6/10/2009	0	FINANCE & PERSONNEL COMMITTEE	RECOMMENDED FOR ADOPTION; Minutes note: Individual present: Mike Brady, Dept. of Employee Relations, Employee Benefits Div.	Pass	5:0
6/5/2009	0	FINANCE & PERSONNEL COMMITTEE	HEARING NOTICES SENT
5/27/2009	0	COMMON COUNCIL	ASSIGNED TO

Number
090144
Version

Reference
991339
Sponsor
THE CHAIR
Title
Resolution authorizing an extension of a contract among the City of Milwaukee, other government employers and CORVEL Corporation to provide Preferred Provider Network discounts and Pharmacy Benefit Management services for those employees using Workers' Compensation services.

Analysis
This resolution authorizes an extension of a contract among the City of Milwaukee, other government employers and CORVEL Corporation to provide Preferred Provider Network discounts and Pharmacy Benefit Management services for those employees using Workers' Compensation services.

Body
Whereas, The City of Milwaukee has been participating in a joint Preferred Provider Network Organization with CORVEL Corporation to control health care costs through network discounts and a pharmacy benefit management program associated with Workers' Compensation claims for nine years; and

Whereas, File No 991339 initiated a three year contract for 2000-2001-2002 and File No 021214 extended the contract from 2003 to 2005 for an additional three years; and Files No 051366 and File No 060096 extended the contract from 2006-2008; and

Whereas, Additional participants in this contract are the Milwaukee Public Schools, the Metropolitan Milwaukee Sewerage District and Milwaukee County; and

Whereas, The City of Milwaukee has avoided health care costs associated with Workers’ Compensation claims of $2,107,425 from 2000-2002, $3,946,676 from 2003-2005, and $10,840,534 from 2006-2008, including $2,099,181 in 2006, $4,055,188 in 2007 and $4,686,165 in 2008; and

Whereas, The avoided costs increased in 2007 and 2008 when the City directed CORVEL to use their discounts on both network and non-network bills; and

Whereas, There is no direct cost to the City budget for these services since CORVEL is paid through a percent of savings agreement; and

Whereas, The percent of savings retained by CORVEL in the three years of this contract will...