REPORT/RECOMMENDATION TO THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
OF SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY
AND RECORD OF ACTION
October 26, 2021
FROM
DIANE RUNDLES, Director, Human Resources Department
SUBJECT
Title
Approval of 2022 Retiree Medical and Dental Premium Rates
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RECOMMENDATION(S)
Recommendation
1. Approve Blue Shield of California and Kaiser Foundation Health Plan, Inc. medical premium rates for retirees and their eligible dependents, effective January 1, 2022, as shown in Attachment A.
2. Approve Delta Dental of California retiree dental premium rates for retirees and their eligible dependents, effective January 1, 2022, as shown in Attachment B.
(Presenter: Diane Rundles, Director, 387-5570)
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COUNTY AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER GOALS & OBJECTIVES
Operate in a Fiscally-Responsible and Business-Like Manner.
FINANCIAL IMPACT
Approval of this item will not result in the use of additional Discretionary General Funding (Net County Cost). There is no additional cost to the County associated with the approval of this item, as the County does not contribute to the cost of premiums for retired employees and their eligible dependents.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
Approval of this item establishes the retiree medical premium rates for the 2022 retiree benefit plan year for Blue Shield of California (Blue Shield) and Kaiser Foundation Health, Inc. (Kaiser) plans. Blue Shield and Kaiser will continue to provide retiree medical benefits with no benefit plan changes at the rates as shown in Attachment A.
Additionally, approval of this item includes the retiree dental premium rates for the 2022 retiree benefit plan year for Delta Dental of California (Delta). Delta will continue to provide retiree dental benefits with no benefit plan changes at the rates as shown in Attachment B.
The Human Resources Department (HR) and the Employee Benefits Advisory Committee (EBAC), a labor-management committee, composed of individuals representing employee bargaining units, manage...
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