A 39% medical renewal increase from Cigna sent Fair Oaks Ranch back to market for employee benefits and produced a staff recommendation to switch three coverage lines to Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas.
The city received 10 responses across medical, dental, vision, life and disability categories. Staff evaluated cost, plan design, provider access, employee affordability and network stability before placing the proposed transition on the Aug. 20 agenda.
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The packet compares a 39% Cigna medical renewal increase with a BCBSTX proposal 1.9% above current combined medical rates.City of Fair Oaks Ranch ↗
Council has not completed the decision. The posted resolution would authorize BCBSTX medical, dental and vision benefits while continuing Renaissance for life and disability, iSolved for FSA and COBRA administration, and the city’s listed supplemental providers.
How much of Cigna’s proposed increase would a switch to BCBSTX avoid?
Fair Oaks Ranch staff recommends moving medical, dental and vision benefits to Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas after Cigna proposed a 39% medical renewal increase.
The BCBSTX proposal limits the medical-rate increase to 1.9% over current rates, while its dental rates are 45% above current rates and vision rates remain unchanged.