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File #: 080168    Version:
Type: Resolution Status: Passed
File created: 5/20/2008 In control: FINANCE & PERSONNEL COMMITTEE
On agenda: Final action: 7/1/2008
Effective date:    
Title: Substitute resolution authorizing the Department of Employee Relations to enter into a new three-year contract with Navitus Health Solutions from January 1, 2009 through December 31, 2011 to provide prescription benefit management (PBM) services to City employees and retirees.
Sponsors: THE CHAIR
Indexes: HEALTH INSURANCE
Attachments: 1. Hearing notice list, 2. Fiscal note, 3. Report from Willis
Number
080168

Version
SUBSTITUTE 1

Reference

Sponsor
THE CHAIR

Title
Substitute resolution authorizing the Department of Employee Relations to enter into a new three-year contract with Navitus Health Solutions from January 1, 2009 through December 31, 2011 to provide prescription benefit management (PBM) services to City employees and retirees.

Analysis
This resolution authorizes the Department of Employee Relations to enter into a new three-year contract with Navitus Health Solutions from January 1, 2009 through December 31, 2011 to provide prescription benefit management (PBM) services to City employees and retirees.

Body
Whereas, The City of Milwaukee has completed a Request for Proposal process to solicit prescription-benefit-management vendors to provide services to the City, City employees and retirees in both the Basic health insurance plan and the UHC Choice plan HMO and to provide a Medicare D Plan with a Wrap to City Medicare retirees; and

Whereas, The City recevied responses from six vendors - WisconsinRx/Caremark, Medco, Navitus Health Solutions, Restat, Walgreens and WellpointRx; and

Whereas, The City Review Team that included representatives of the Comptroller’s Office, the Budget Office, the Legislative Reference Bureau, and the Department of Employee Relations met with the City consultant, Willis of Wisconsin, to review the responses; and

Whereas, The Review Team has determined that the proposal from Navitus Health Solutions is in the best interest of the City, from both a financial and a customer service standpoint; and

Whereas, Willis of Wisconsin supports this recommendation; now, therefore, be it

Resolved, By the Common Council of the City of Milwaukee, that the Department of Employee Relations, in cooperation with the City Attorney’s Office, is authorized to enter into a contract with Navitus Health Solutions to provide prescription benefit management services for City employees and retirees in both the Basic hea...

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