HomeMy WebLinkAbout2005-10-06 ad Hoc Health Insurance Task Force MinutesHealth Insurance Task Force Meeting
October 6, 2005
Present were Chairman Ben Tafoya, Task Force members Don Green, Chuck Robinson,
Pat Iapicca, and Kathleen Golini. Also present were Town Manager Peter
Hechenbleikner, Assistant Town Manager/Finance Director Bob LeLacheur, Human
Resources Administrator Carol .Roberts, members of the Health Insurance Advisory
Committee Arthur Vars and Tom McCarthy, and Steve Tringale from Hinckley, Allen
and Tringale.
Peter Hechenbleikner explained that he had received three quotes for a consultant to work
with the Town on the request for bids on the health insurance program and had picked
Steve Tringale of Hinckley, Allen and Tringale.
Steve Tringale discussed the following issues:
• He would be asking MIIA for an extension of our plan year ending date of February
28, 2006 to give us plenty of time to work on the bidding process for the health
insurance. Most likely he would be asking for a 90-day extension. He did not feel
MIIA would have any problem with that.
• He felt we would probably receive bids from six or seven health insurance carriers.
The RFP would be designed to give a variety of choices as far as benefit design.
• He would perform a disruption study so the Town would be aware of how many
subscribers would have to change from the provider they are currently using if we
renewed with a different carrier.
• He would also be exploring the possibility of having a different benefit on the
pharmacy program.
The next meeting will be October 27, 2005 at 7:30 p.m.
Respectfully,
Secretary