12 November 2020
NORRISTOWN– More than $32 million in {contracts|agreements} {related to|associated with|connected to} 2021 {benefits|advantages} and {coverage|protection} for county {employees|workers|staff members} were {approved|authorized} {during|throughout} {a recent|a current} Montgomery County Commissioners {meeting|conference}.
{Commitments|Dedications} for {nine|9} {agreements|contracts|arrangements}, which {total|amount to} $32,141,800 were reached {during|throughout} the Oct. 29 session, which {offered|provided|used} {provisions|arrangements} {ranging|varying} from medical {insurance|insurance coverage} to {unemployment|joblessness} {compensation|payment|settlement}.
County {officials|authorities} {used|utilized} The Trion Group, a Marsh & & McLennan {Agency|Company|Firm}, LLC, of King of Prussia, to “{determine|identify|figure out} which {insurance|insurance coverage} {provider|service provider|company|supplier} can {provide|offer|supply} {the best|the very best} {insurance|insurance coverage} for {the lowest|the most affordable} {reasonable|sensible|affordable} {cost|expense},” according to {contracts|agreements}. The King of Prussia-based {firm|company} {also|likewise} {conducted|carried out|performed} {negotiations|settlements} with {participating|taking part|getting involved} {companies|business}.
The {deal|offer}, which would “{provide|offer|supply} medical {insurance|insurance coverage} to county {employees|workers|staff members} and their {families|households},” {resulted in|led to} the county {having to|needing to} pay $25.8 million, while {employees|workers|staff members} would cover the {remaining|staying} $3 million, according to the {contract|agreement}.
{An agreement|A contract|An arrangement} not {exceeding|surpassing|going beyond} $2.2 million with Aetna Inc., of Hartford, Conn. {provided for|offered|attended to} “{dental|oral} {insurance|insurance coverage}” for “county {employees|workers|staff members} and their {families|households}.” According to the {contract|agreement}, the county would {be responsible for|be accountable for} $1,822,000 and {employees|workers|staff members} would contribute $378,000.
{Additionally|Furthermore|In addition}, {officials|authorities} {authorized|licensed} {a contract|an agreement} for vision {insurance|insurance coverage} for 2021 with Eyemed Vision Care, of Mason, Ohio. The {agreement|contract|arrangement} would not {exceed|surpass|go beyond} $5,000.
With {respect|regard} to {additional|extra} insurance {coverage|protection}, county {officials|authorities} {authorized|licensed} $360,000 with The Hartford Life {Insurance|Insurance Coverage} Co., of Hartford, Conn., for life and long term {disability|impairment|special needs} {insurance|insurance coverage} for the {upcoming|approaching} year. The {contract|agreement} has {two|2} {separate|different} policies: $190,000 for life {insurance|insurance coverage} and $170,000 for long term {disability|impairment|special needs} {insurance|insurance coverage}.
The county’s {human resources|personnels} department {offered|provided|used} health advocacy and {employee|worker|staff member} {support|assistance} services for 2021, according to the {contract|agreement}. The {agreement|contract|arrangement} with Health {Advocate|Supporter} Inc., of Plymouth {Meeting|Satisfying|Fulfilling} would not {exceed|surpass|go beyond} $61,800.
The county’s {human resources|personnels} department designated $700,000 for {unemployment|joblessness} {compensation|payment|settlement}
“The County of Montgomery {provides|offers|supplies} its {employees|workers|staff members} with {various|different|numerous} {forms|types|kinds} of {benefits|advantages}, {including|consisting of} {unemployment|joblessness} {compensation|payment|settlement} in {qualifying|certifying} {circumstances|situations|scenarios},” the {contract|agreement} {stated|specified|mentioned}.
The six-figure {agreement|contract|arrangement}, not {exceeding|surpassing|going beyond} more than $700,000, {between|in between} the county and the Pennsylvania Department of Labor would cover “{unemployment|joblessness} {compensation|payment|settlement} {coverage|protection}” for 2021, according to the {contract|agreement}.
{Additionally|Furthermore|In addition}, a $15,000 {agreement|contract|arrangement} was {approved|authorized} with the Talx Corp., of St. Louis, Mo., in order to {provide|offer|supply} an “administration service for {unemployment|joblessness} {compensation|payment|settlement} claims,” according to the contract.Source: thereporteronline.com