Joint Insurance Committee
Regular MeetingOklahoma City, OK · December 6, 2023
Agenda
By The City of Oklahoma City Office of the City Clerk at 11:55 am, Dec 01, 2023
THE CITY OF OKLAHOMA CITY
JOINT INSURANCE
COMMITTEE
Joanna McSpadden
Isaac Locke
Anne Lapuzza
Donna Skidmore
Larry Slaff
Phil Smith
420 W Main Ste 110, Oklahoma City, OK 73102 Basement
Conference Room
December 6, 2023 8:30 a.m.
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CITY OF OKLAHOMA CITY
JOINT INSURANCE COMMITTEE
AGENDA and MEETING NOTICE
DATE: December 6, 2023
TIME: 8:30 a.m.
PLACE: 420 W Main Ste 110, Oklahoma City, OK 73102
Basement Conference Room
AGENDA:
I. Call to Order
II. Approval of Minutes
A. June 16, 2023
III. Information from Vendors
IV. Information from Employee Benefits Division
A. 2024 Committee Meeting Schedule
B. Plan Performance
C. RFP / Renewal Updates
D. Open Enrollment Wrap-Up
AGENDA ITEM
II.
Approval of June 16, 2023 Minutes
CITY OF OKLAHOMA CITY
JOINT INSURANCE COMMITTEE
MINUTES
June 16, 2023
The Joint Insurance Committee meeting was held on June 16, 2023 at 8:30 a.m. in the
City Municipal Building, 420 W Main, Ste 110 Basement Large Conference Room
Those in attendance were:
Members Present:
Larry Slaff, Citizen Member
Donna Skidmore, Retiree Member
Joanna McSpadden, City Manager Designee
Anne Lapuzza, FOP Lodge 123 Member
Isaac Locke, AFSCME Representative
Phil Smith, Citizen Member
Members Absent:
Staff Present:
Jason Long, Total Rewards Manager
Richard Mahoney, Ass Municipal Counselor III
Jeanna Jordan, Benefit Specialist
Billy Smith, Benefits Analyst
I. Call to Order
Jason Long, called to order the Joint Insurance Committee Meeting at 8:31 AM
II. Approval of Minutes
The minutes of the March 1, 2023 meeting was approved with no objection.
III. Information From Vendors
IV. Information from Employee Benefits Division
Mr. Long introduced Jeanna Jordan as the Benefits Specialist.
Mr. Long indicated Oracle Cloud ramp up for Live environment.
V. Plan Performance
Ms. Young reviewed plan performance materials.
Ms. Young indicated HMO running at 89.2% loss ratio through 08/2023 with 9 claimants over
$100k as of April 2023 with PEPY cost at $20,073 vs $19,322 in April 2022.
Ms. Young noted 100 less participants enrolled compared to that same period last year.
Ms. Young noted PPO running at 107.2% loss ratio through April 2023 with a projected PEPY of
$15,702 versus $13,976 for the same period last year. 5 claimants over 100k and 1 that had reached
the 300k stop loss through the month of April.
Mr. Fina asked if claims are not combined across medical and prescription.
Ms. Young confirmed claims are not combined.
Ms. Young also noted the benefits of self insured plans.
Mr. Mahoney asked about negatives to administrative fees.
Mr. Long advised admin fees are generally washed out by RX credits.
Ms. Young noted remaining RX credits are applied to claims balance.
Ms. Lapuzza asked the cost of admin fees.
Ms. Young stated roughly $45 PEPM.
Ms. Young indicated combined plan performance at 96% loss ration.
Mr. Mahoney asked has the Stop Loss coverage paid for itself.
Mr. Young noted one claimant well over 300k for the year. Those additional claims covered stop
loss premium.
Mr. Slaff asked if the City will laser out individual claims.
Ms. Young stated they do not recommend lasers in this case.
IV. Information from Employee Benefits Division Continued
V. Plan Performance Continued
Mr. Slaff inquired about the status of RFP
Ms. Young had no updates to share at this time.
Mr. Long noted the City is still in the evaluation stages with final decision by end of July.
Mr. Slaff asked if information will be available by next meeting.
Mr. Long indicated with contracts and approvals information should be available.
V. Citizens to be heard
VI. Items from Committee Members
VII. Adjournment
Mr. Long adjourned the meeting at 9:03 A.M.
AGENDA ITEM
III.
Information from Vendors
AGENDA ITEM
IV.
Information From Employee Benefits
Division
A. 2024 Committee Meeting Schedule
B. Plan Performance
C. RFP / Renewal Updates
D. Open Enrollment Wrap Up
MEMORANDUM
The City of
OKLAHOMA CITY
TO: Amy Simpson
City Clerk
FROM: Jason Long
Total Rewards Manager
DATE: November 30, 2023
SUBJECT: 2024 Scheduled Meeting Notice – Joint Insurance Committee
The Joint Insurance Committee (JIC) meetings are scheduled for 8:30 a.m. on the following
dates in the James Couch Municipal Building Lower Level:
March 6, June 5, September 4, and December 4, 2024
Normal duration of aforementioned meeting is approximately one hour.
Meeting location:
420 W Main St, Oklahoma City, OK 73102
Lower Level, Large Conference Room
Reference: 25 O.S. (2011 Supp.) §311 (A) 4.
Jason Long, Interim Total Rewards Manager
Beverly Asberry, City Council Office
cc: Joint Insurance Committee Members
JOINT INSURANCE
COMMITTEE
December 6, 2023
Agenda
•Plan Performance / Utilization
- HMO plan
- PPO plan
- Clinic
•RFP / Renewal Updates
- Outcome of RFPs
- Implementations
•Open Enrollment Wrap-Up
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HMO Plan Performance
Data through Sept 2023
Executive Summary
HMO Plan
Medical & Pharmacy
Plan is running at an 91.7% loss ratio through September 2023
(funding vs. expenses)
Projected Per Employee Per Year (PEPY) cost in September 2023 is
$16,806 (in September 2022, it was $16,635)
Plan had 16 claimants over $100k through the month of September.
Net Medical Claims account for 81% of gross plan cost.
Net Pharmacy Claims account for 19% of gross plan cost.
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Executive Dashboard
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PPO Plan Performance
Data through October 2023
Executive Summary
PPO Plan
Medical & Pharmacy
Plan is running at a 110.9% loss ratio through October 2023 (funding vs. expenses).
Projected Per Employee Per Year (PEPY) cost in October 2023 is $13,472
(in October 2022, it was $12,271)
Plan had 32 claimants over $100k through the month of October, 6 of those claimants were in excess
of the $300k stop loss level.
To date, the City has received $774,820k in stop loss reimbursements
Net Medical Claims account for 50% of gross plan cost.
Net Pharmacy Claims account for 50% of gross plan cost.
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Executive Dashboard
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Preventive Care and Annual Physicals
Clinic with Premise Health
Data through September 2023
Executive Summary
Clinic
Utilization
Visits have been rising over the past few quarters
86% of visits were in person
Phone visits rose from 151 to 171
In Q2, 97 of the 765 unique members were new
To date, the City has received $774,820k in stop loss reimbursements
Average wait time is 3.4 minutes
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RFP / Renewal Updates
Request for Proposal (RFP) Outcomes
• No longer offering a fully insured HMO with UHC
Medical/Rx • Moved the HMO to a self-funded EPO with BCBS
• No change to core HMO/EPO benefits
• Renegotiated pharmacy contract terms to be more favorable
• Renewed with UHC
Medicare • Significant reduction in Retiree premiums (50% reduction)
Advantage • No change to core benefits
• Renewed with BCBS
Life • Slight increase to life insurance rates but rates will be locked
in for 5 years
Employee • Renewed with AWP
• No change to core benefits
Assistance • AWP will be launching an app by 3rd Q 2024
Program • Planning additional education / information about program
Renewal Updates (Premiums and Plan Design)
Medical/Rx • EPO and PPO Premiums stayed the same for 2024
• There were no changes to plan design
• Rates increased for employees by 5%
Dental • There were no changes to plan design
Vision • Premiums stayed the same for 2024
• There were no changes to plan design
2024 RFP Activity
Onsite • Clinic RFP will be deployed early 2024
• Expecting higher utilization and potential savings with all
Health Clinic medical plans now being self-funded
Open Enrollment
OPEN ENROLLMENT SUMMARY
MEETINGS TECHNOLOGY FEEDBACK
NEW LOCATION ORACLE CLOUD EMPLOYEE FEEDBACK
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Convention Center in and out
• Significant effort by the Benefits
• Space was great; could Team led to a successful • Appreciated the ability to enroll
accommodate more individuals deployment of Oracle Cloud. easily online
than in years past
• Parking was good
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