Background:
Health Care Program Premiums Determination Process
- Premiums vary by plan and number/family relationship of covered persons
- Are actuarially determined by use of historical and current claims information, population risk factors and expected medical inflation
- Are highest for the Standard Plan that provides the broadest choice of providers but without the value-based care received from an Accountable Care Organization (i.e., the 3 Advantage Plans)
Premium Increases for Each Coverage Tier by Plan:
- 9.5% increase applied to Advantage Plan - HealthPartners/Park Nicollet
- 9.5% increase applied to Advantage Plan – Fairview/North Memorial/MHealth
- 9.5% increase applied to Advantage Plan – Hennepin Healthcare/NorthPoint
- 10.6% increase applied to Standard Plan.
Approximately 23.2% of health enrolled employees are currently enrolled in the Standard plan.
Approximately 76.8% of health enrolled employees are currently enrolled in one of the three Advantage plans:
- 16.6% in Advantage Hennepin HealthCare/NorthPoint
- 33.7% in Advantage HealthPartners/Park Nicollet
- 26.5% in Fairview/North Memorial/MHealth