City of Milwaukee - File #: 110176

• File #: 110176
• Version: 1
• Type: Resolution
• Status: Passed
• File created: 5/24/2011
• In control: FINANCE & PERSONNEL COMMITTEE
• Final action: 7/26/2011
• Title: Substitute resolution authorizing the Department of Employee Relations to contract with a vendor for City Health Maintenance Organization/ Exclusive Provider Organization health benefits for 2012-2014.
• Sponsors: ALD. MURPHY
• Indexes: DEPARTMENT OF EMPLOYEE RELATIONS, HEALTH INSURANCE

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result	Tally
8/4/2011	1	MAYOR	SIGNED
7/26/2011	1	COMMON COUNCIL	ADOPTED	Pass	14:0
7/20/2011	0	FINANCE & PERSONNEL COMMITTEE	RECOMMENDED FOR ADOPTION; Minutes note: Individuals appearing: Mike Brady, Department of Employee Relations Clete Anderson, Willis of Wisconsin	Pass	3:0
7/18/2011	0	FINANCE & PERSONNEL COMMITTEE	HEARING NOTICES SENT
5/24/2011	0	COMMON COUNCIL	ASSIGNED TO

Number
110176

Version
Substitute 1

Reference

Sponsor
THE CHAIR

Title
Substitute resolution authorizing the Department of Employee Relations to contract with a vendor for City Health Maintenance Organization/ Exclusive Provider Organization health benefits for 2012-2014.

Analysis
This resolution authorizes the Department of Employee Relations to contract with UnitedHealthcare to administer a new, self-insured EPO or Exclusive Provider Organization for 2012, 2013 and 2014, and to extend this UnitedHealthcare contract for an additional 2 years with the approval of the Common Council. This self-insured EPO will replace the City’s insured HMO or Health Maintenance Organization which was determined by the Benefits Review Team to be more expensive for the City than an EPO.

Body
Whereas, The contract between the City and UnitedHealthcare to provide an insured Health Maintenance Organization (HMO) health benefits plan will end on December 31, 2011; and

Whereas, The Department of Employee Relations, working with Willis of Wisconsin, has prepared a Request for Proposals (RFP) seeking bids to provide City’s HMO and to administer a possible self-insured Exclusive Provider Organization (EPO) plan; and

Whereas, The Benefits Review Team recommends that City should change from an insured HMO type health plan to a self-insured EPO type plan to better control costs in the future; and

Whereas, The Benefits Review Team recommends that the City should contract with UnitedHealthcare to administer the EPO plan and better control City costs; and

Whereas, The City is interested in sustaining good health benefits for all City employees and retirees at the most affordable costs to the City employees and retirees and the City; therefore, now, be it

Resolved, By the Common Council of the City of Milwaukee, that the Department of Employee Relations is authorized to execute a contact, in conjunction with the City Attorney, for a 3-year period, January 1, 2012 through...