Number
040974
Version
Substitute 1
Reference
Sponsor
THE CHAIR
Title
Substitute resolution authorizing the Department of Employee Relations and the Employee Retirement System to offer retirees over 65 without medicare a two-person rate, as well as a family rate for the HMO plans.
Analysis
This resolution authorizes the Department of Employee Relations and the Employee Retirement System to offer retirees over 65 without medicare a two-person HNMO rate at two times the cost of single HMO. Currently only a family HMO rate at 2.6 times the single rate is offered to retirees over 65 without medicare.
Body
Whereas, The Department of Employee Relations prepares health insurance rates through a request for proposal process for both Basic Plan rates and HMO rates, and
Whereas, The Department of Employee Relations has provided two rates for retirees over 65 without medicare, a single rate and a family rate; and
Whereas, The two HMOs family rate is 2.6 times the cost of the single rate; and
Whereas, 11 retirees over 65 with a spouse are currently enrolled in a HMO plan and intend to stay in that HMO plan and have been paying 2.6 times the cost of a single plan; and
Whereas, The HMO rates for retirees increased 46% from 2004 to 2005; and
Whereas, The $39,000 cost will be absorbed in the HMO Special Purpose Account; now, therefore, be it
Resolved, By the Common Council of the City of Milwaukee, that the Department of Employee Relations and Employee Retirement System are authorized to offer a two-person HMO rate for retirees over 65 in 2005; and, be it
Further Resolved, That the Department of Employee Relations will include the two-person rate in a request for proposal for 2006 rates; and, be it
Further Resolved, That The Department of Employee Relations and Employee Retirement System are authorized and directed to establish to fulfill the intent of this resolution.
Requestor
Department of Employee Relations
Drafter...
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