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Approve a 1 year contract for the provision of health, dental, and vision benefits for eligible In-Home Supportive Services (IHSS) providers between the Solano County IHSS Public Authority and Pan American Life Insurance Group for $3,616,242 for FY2019/20, with an option for annual renewal; and Authorize the Public Authority Administrator to execute the contract
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DEPARTMENTAL RECOMMENDATION:
The In-Home Supportive Services Public Authority recommends the Board of Supervisors Approve a 1 year contract for the provision of health, dental, and vision benefits for eligible In-Home Supportive Services (IHSS) providers between the Solano County IHSS Public Authority and Pan American Life Insurance Group for $3,616,242 for the FY2019/20, with an option for annual renewal; and Authorize the Public Authority Administrator to execute the contract.
SUMMARY/DISCUSSION:
The Solano County IHSS Public Authority (IHSS-PA) serves as the employer of record for negotiations and provision of benefits to over 5,000 eligible Solano County IHSS providers. As part of the Memorandum of Understanding between the IHSS-PA and IHSS provider employee organization, SEIU 2015, IHSS providers working more than 65 hours per month are eligible to receive a benefits plan including health, vision, dental, and prescription coverage. In Solano County, there are more than 1,800 IHSS providers eligible for this benefit, and 1,280 have enrolled in the health plan provided through contracted vendor Symetra Life Insurance Company (Symetra). The current cost of the plan is $207.83 per month per enrollee, with the IHSS-PA covering the entire cost (no premiums are paid by the enrollee).
Symetra sent notice to the IHSS-PA on March 27, 2019 informing the IHSS-PA that the insurance coverage they were providing would no longer be offered or renewed in the State of California effective June 30, 2019. The IHSS-PA...
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