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Mark R. Finucane, Health Services Director Contra
Costa
March 8, 1985 1Court/
DATE:
Application for enrollment .of State of California employees
SUBJECT: through the Public Employees' Retirement System
SPECIFIC REQUEST(S) OR RECOMMENDATION(S) & BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION
I. RECOMMENDED ACTION:
Authorize the Chairwoman of the Board of Supervisors to send a letter to the
Board of Administrators of the Public Employees' Retirement System (PERS) sup-
porting the inclusion of the Contra Costa Health Plan in the PERS health
benefits options, and authorize the Chairwoman to request the State Senator
and Assemblymen representing Contra Costa County to communicate their support
to the PERS Board as well .
II . FINANCIAL IMPACT:
Would depend on rates and level of enrollment and utilization.
III . REASONS FOR RECOMMENDATION/BACKGROUND:
The Board of Supervisors on August 23, 1983, authorized the Executive Director
of the Contra Costa Health Plan to proceed with the Marketing Plan which
included plans to enroll groups of public employees.
Subsequently, an application on behalf of the Contra Costa Health Plan to enroll
State of California employees and retirees who live in Contra Costa County has
been made to the California Public Employees' Retirement System. A review of
this application by the PERS Board of Administration is scheduled for March 19,
1985. County staff have been informed that, due to the large number of HMO's
already being offered to State employees and their relatively small enrollment
rate, the PERS staff has recommended against offering the Contra Costa Health
Plan at this time. The PERS staff has also indicated that their recommen-
dations are often overturned by the PERS Board of Administrators if support for
the offering is received from persons representing the potential members.
Since the Contra Costa Health Plan is the Nation's only Federally qualified,
publicly owned and operated health maintenance organization, and since the PERS
Board of Administration has not previously received an application from a
public HMO, statements in support of The Plan's participation in the PERS
health benefits program should be received from the public representatives in
the County.
IV. CONSEQUENCES OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
The PERS Board of Administration, without evidence of support from Contra Costa
County public officials for the offering of the Contra Costa Health Plan, will
likely follow the PERS staff recommendation and turn down ourapplication.
This will deny The Plan's access to 4,000 State employees and re frees who live
in Contra Costa County.
CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT: YES SIGNATURE:
} RECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF 96ARD COMMITTEE
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ACTION OF BOARD ON March 12 . 1995 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER
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VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
X UNANIMOUS (ABSENT TTT ) I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A TRUE
AYES: NOES: AND CORRECT COPY OF AN ACTION TAKEN
ABSENT: ABSTAIN: AND ENTERED ON THE MINUTES OF THE BOARD
OF SUPERVISORS ON THE DATE SHOWN.
CC: County Administratot . ATTESTED March 12 , 1985
Health Services J.R. OLSSON, COUNTY CLERK
AND EX OFFICIO CLERK OF THE BOARD
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M982/7-88 BY DEPUTY