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City of Paris Council Benefits Subcommittee <br />December 8, 2003 <br />Page 4 <br />had in excess of 30 days accrued and there were 56 city employees and 6 Health <br />Department employees that have more than 30 days of vacation time. He advised <br />that he would furnish that information at the next meeting. <br />Chairman Guest called for discussion and possible recommendations concerning <br />Health & Life Insurance Benefits. He said that in the packet under Exhibit 1 Mr. <br />Anderson has given them comparisons between what the current insurance is and <br />what he is purposing they do. Chairman Guest asked Mr. Anderson to go down <br />these comparisons and allow the committee to ask questions as he goes along. <br />Mr. Anderson discussed the proposed changes and clarified that the RFP's that <br />he will be sending out very soon will contain these changes because that is what <br />had been discussed this past summer. He said he had a list of about 8 or 10 <br />companies or people to send RFP's that have contacted him recently or anytime <br />in the past. <br />Councilman Bell said the plan revisions that he has quoted here states as of May <br />1, 2002, that is the plan that is currently in effect now. Mr. Anderson said yes, <br />and the proposed plan is what we are looking at for changes. <br />Chairman Guest advised that the plan and the proposed plan are not going to <br />match up with the other exhibit. For example, the calendar year Physical <br />Therapy, for instance, was 60 days and the proposed is going to a maximum of <br />$2,000.00. Outpatient two months per diagnoses with the current plan and he <br />is proposing to go to a$2,000.00 limit on Outpatient. Chairman Guest said for <br />Speech Therapy, he went to a limit on it, increased air ambulance from $4,500.00 <br />to $5,000.00. The calendar year in network individual deduction is going to be <br />from $200.00 to $500.00. The calendar year deduction will go from $500.00 to <br />$700.00. <br />Councilman Bell asked what kind of increased cost does the employee have when <br />a patient goes out of network. Mr. Anderson advised that the increased cost <br />comes from the fact that the TML Network does not have negotiating rates for <br />those providers for negotiated discount. Instead of paying the sum of a discount <br />