HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES - 08231988 - 1.47 TO: BOARD OF SUPERVISORS 1-047
FROM. Mark Finucane v`�" 'Ira
Health Services Director Costa
DATE' August 9 , 1988 courty
SUBJECT: Approval of Medicare Premium Rates Effective
September 1 , 1988
SPECIFIC REQUEST(S) OR RECOMMENDATION(S) & BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION
I RECOMMENDED ACTION
Adopt new premium rates for Medicare members of The
Contra Costa Health Plan to be effective September 1,
1988 , as follows :
Low Option (SeniorHealth) $46
High Option (SeniorHealth Plus ) $74
Authorize Executive Director to take the appropriate
administrative actions to implement the new premium
rates .
II FINANCIAL IMPACT
Gross premium revenue is expected to increase. The
level of the net revenue increase will vary depending
upon enrollment and .service utilization in the affected
groups .
III REASON FOR RECOMMENDATION/BACKGROUND
The Contra Costa Health Plan needs to increase the
premium it charges Medicare members to make that
premium more in line with the Bay Area Health Care CPI .
Since the last increase in the Medicare premium was in
FY 1983/84, this 12% increase in premium is
considerably less than the 28% increase in the Bay Area
Health. Care CPI in the same period of time.
IV CONSEQUENCES OF NEGATIVE ACTION
The Plan should communicate the new rates to its
Medicare members as soon as possible. Appropriate
revenues will not be available if the Board of
Supervisors ' action is negative.
CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT: YES SIGNATURE:
RECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
APPROVE OTHER
SIGNATURE(S):
B05
ACTION OF BOARD ON APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
1 HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A TRUE
UNANIMOUS (ABSENT AND CORRECT COPY OF AN ACTION TAKEN
AYES: NOES. AND ENTERED ON THE MINUTES OF THE BOARD
ABSENT: ABSTAIN: OF SUPERVISORS ON THE DATE SHOWN.
cc: H S D Director ATTESTED _
AUG 2 3 1988
C C H P , Attn . Bobbi Baron PHIL BATCHELOR, CLERK OF THE BOARD OF
SUPERVISORS AND COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR
M382/7-83 BY DEPUTY