Iberia Parish School District committee meeting, date not confirmed yet
59 min · 0 public speakers
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What happened
What happened at this meeting
Committee approves Option 1 for 2027 commercial group health plan renewal 1:57
- A presenter described four renewal options for the commercial partially self-funded group health plan, choosing between two insurance carriers, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Louisiana and UnitedHealthcare. 1:57
- Board members questioned a Blue Cross representative on whether the district would be alerted to high-cost claims before approval, and the representative said notification could not be guaranteed before approval but could be before anything is paid out. 20:25
- The motion on Option 1 for the 2027 commercial group health plan renewal passed. 50:46
Item by item (5)
- Opening and public comment instructions 0:00
- Presentation on health plan renewal options 1:08
- A presenter said current total annual fixed costs were $1,524,887 and that Option 1, renewing with Blue Cross, would increase fixed costs by $384,367, while the other options ranged from a $380,000 increase to a $1,069,074 increase. 1:57
- A board member asked what a question mark on the options sheet meant, and the presenter said Blue Cross had not given a clear answer on notifying the district of a pending high claimant before a claim is incurred. 10:57
- The presenter said moving away from Blue Cross would bring some disruption for members along with stronger cost containment. 13:22
- Motion and questions for Blue Cross 21:00
- A motion was made for Option 1 and seconded. 21:00
- A Blue Cross representative said the notification threshold was set at $100,000 and could be lowered, and that measures put in place apply to an entire class of drugs. 22:15
- The representative said Blue Cross could not guarantee notice before approval but could guarantee it before anything is paid out. 30:34
- Board discussion before the vote 38:42
- A board member said employees had called asking to stay with Blue Cross and said, "I will vote for Blue Cross." 41:33
- The chair asked that the information on lowering the threshold to $25,000 and the STEP program be provided in writing before the next board meeting. 50:46
- A board member participating by phone said they were not comfortable with either plan and not convinced by what Blue Cross said. 53:39
- The chair announced that the motion passed. 57:02
- Announcements and adjournment 57:37
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Video: posted by the district as “Iberia Parish School Board Insurance Committee Meeting 10/28/2026”