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Medical Plan Dependent Audit September 14, 2010
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Presentation Outline Background Audit Process Audit Results Summary Board Action Requested
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Presentation Outline Background Audit Process Audit Results Summary Board Action Requested
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BCC Comptroller Tax Collector Supervisor of Elections Expressway Authority Housing Finance Authority OBT Development Board Metroplan Orlando Property Appraiser Lynx Clerk of Courts Research and Development I-Ride Trolley Background 8,835 Covered Employees Total Plan Members: 18,314
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Background County’s Medical Plan expenses for 2009 reached over $85 million Despite cost saving initiatives, healthcare costs are still trending at 10.9% Beginning January 1, 2011 the County’s medical plan will become a Consumer Driven Health Plan
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Background A rising number of employers nationwide have conducted dependent eligibility audits as a way to contain healthcare costs As of March 2008, 55% of surveyed employers planned to conduct an audit, and 74% planned to do so for 2009 Chapman Kelly eligibility audits often find between 5-12% of dependents are ineligible Removing ineligible dependents could save between 4% and 6% of annual healthcare costs
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Background Beginning Fall 2008 employees were notified of the upcoming audit through: Spiel Email Announcements Live for Today, Plan for Tomorrow Newsletter Articles HR In the Loop (video) Department HR Representatives Last opportunity to remove ineligible dependents was Open Enrollment for 2009
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Background In mid 2009, a Request for Proposal process was conducted to select an audit vendor Audit firm Chapman Kelly was selected in September of 2009 to conduct a full Dependent Audit
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Presentation Outline Background Audit Process Audit Results Summary Board Action Requested
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Audit Process The audit was conducted for 5,073 employees, COBRA participants and retirees These plan members covered 10,277 dependents as of January 1, 2009 Plan members were required to provide adequate documentation of eligibility
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Audit Process Human Resources sent a letter providing formal notification of the audit to plan members covering dependents on January 4, 2010 Chapman Kelly notified plan members of required documentation and instructions for compliance Continual communication was provided throughout the audit
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Audit Process Employees were given until March 31, 2010 to provide documentation On April 5 th, Chapman Kelly sent a letter to employees who failed to respond by the March 31st deadline HR reached out to plan members notifying of non-compliance and asking for signed acknowledgment A last chance date of April 30, 2010 was given to comply with the audit
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Audit Process As documentation was collected: Confirmation postcards were sent to plan members in compliance with the audit Custom letters were sent to those who provided partial or insufficient documentation advising them to comply, or dependents would be removed from the plan
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Presentation Outline Background Audit Process Audit Results Summary Board Action Requested
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Audit Results Results can be separated into four broad categories: 1.Eligible/Complete 2.Ineligible 3.Partial/Incomplete Response 4.Non-Response
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Audit Results Eligible/Complete 97% were complete and eligible Includes plan members with dependents who complied within the timeframe and provided sufficient documentation proving eligibility Includes dropped dependents who were eligible until date of drop
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Audit Results Ineligible <1% of audited dependents were found to be ineligible BCC: 42 Non-BCC: 21 Includes plan members with ineligible dependents who were not dropped within 30 days of becoming ineligible Dependents removed from plan through 1/1/2011
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Audit Results Partial/Incomplete Response 2% were partial responses BCC: 131 Non-BCC: 66 Includes plan members with dependents who did not provide sufficient or complete documentation Dependents removed from plan through 1/1/2011
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Audit Results Non-Response <1% did not respond BCC: 25 Non-BCC: 16 Includes plan members with dependents who did not comply with the audit within the timeframe or at all Remove dependents through 1/1/2012
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Audit Results January 2007 – June 2010 Claims $262,129,949 Ineligible Claims: $240,734 0.09%
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Audit Results Ineligible Claims: $240,734 0.09% Partial Response Claims: $1,091,049 0.42% January 2007 – June 2010 Claims $262,129,949
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Audit Results Ineligible Claims: $240,734 0.09% Partial Response Claims: $1,091,049 0.42% Non-Response Claims: $899,674 0.34% January 2007 – June 2010 Claims $262,129,949
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Audit Results Ineligible Claims: $240,734 0.09% Partial Response Claims: $1,091,049 0.42% Non-Response Claims: $899,674 0.34% Total of questionable claims represents <1% of total claims since 2007 January 2007 – June 2010 Claims $262,129,949
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Audit Results Questionable Dependent Claim Costs (Since 2007) 76% of dependent claims were $5,000 or below Number of Dependents $
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Audit Results 50% of dependent claims were $1,000 or below $ Questionable Dependent Claim Costs (Since 2007)
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$ Audit Results The one claim over $500,000 was technically from an eligible dependent Number of Dependents Questionable Dependent Claim Costs (Since 2007)
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Audit Results During the course of the audit, over 3.1% of dependents were removed from the plan producing a theoretical savings of just under $1 million annually
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Presentation Outline Background Audit Process Audit Results Summary Board Action Requested
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Summary 97% of audited employees had eligible dependents and were compliant 50% of ineligible, partial or non- response claims were under $1,000 Chapman Kelly and other auditors recommend removing ineligibles and cleaning up the plan going forward Continue to require sufficient documentation when adding dependents (Implemented 1/1/09)
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Presentation Outline Background Audit Process Audit Results Summary Board Action Requested
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Board Action Requested BCC ratification of the implementation plan: Require sufficient documentation at time of enrollment (Implemented 1/1/09) Require sufficient documentation at time of enrollment (Implemented 1/1/09) Non-recoupment of dependent claims Non-recoupment of dependent claims Removal of partial and ineligible dependents through 1/1/2011 Removal of partial and ineligible dependents through 1/1/2011 Removal of non-response dependents through 1/1/2012 Removal of non-response dependents through 1/1/2012
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Medical Plan Dependent Audit September 14, 2010
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