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® L.E E C OU - NTY <br />Committed Today for a Better Totnorrow <br />AGENDA ITEM: VI. C. <br />MEETING DATE: April 16, 2007 <br />MEMO TO COMMISSIONERS: <br />FROM: Gaynell Lee, Clerk to the Board <br />DATE: April 10, 2007 <br />SUBJECT: Consider Change to Health Insurance Provider <br />002 <br />® EXPLANATION: <br />HR Director Joyce McGehee is asking the Board to approve a change to the insurance carrier <br />for the County's health insurance benefits. Mark III has notified Ms McGehee that our current <br />health insurance carrier, CIGNA, has proposed a 23% increase for the upcoming year. Quotes <br />have been received from Blue Cross Blue Shield (BCBS) that will save Lee County $196,517. <br />A representative from Mark III will be at the April 16~h meeting to answer questions and assist <br />Ms. McGehee in her presentation. <br />RECOMMENDATION: <br />Approve change to the insurance carrier from CIGNA to Blue Cross Blue Shield (BCBS) of <br />North Carolina effective August 1, 2007. <br />ATTACHMENTS: <br />April 10, 2007 memo from HR Director Joyce McGehee <br />® April 9, 2007 letter from Mark II I <br />