Common use of County Contribution to Cost of Health and Accident Insurance Clause in Contracts

County Contribution to Cost of Health and Accident Insurance. The County will contribute up to a maximum of one thousand and twenty-two dollars ($1,022.00) per month toward a full-time eligible employee’s group health benefits for FY 2018-2019. The County will contribute up to a maximum of one thousand twenty-two dollars ($1,022.00) per month toward a full-time eligible employee’s group health benefits for FY 2019-2020. Any increase above the stated amounts both parties will meet and confer regarding the increase The County’s contribution will be the cost of the employee’s premium up to the maximum contribution amounts set out herein. The County contribution must be used, at the employee’s option, to cover costs associated with health care, dental, vision, and basic life insurance. The total maximum contribution may only be applied to health care, vision, life, and/or dental benefits subject to health care, vision, life, and dental plans available to employees. For employees that choose to participate in a high deductible health care plan with an associated Health Care Savings Account; as offered by the County, the County will contribute the difference between the cost of an employee premium under the County’s standard health care plan and the premium for the employee’s high deductible plan to the employee’s Health Care Savings Account. Contributions of the difference between the two plans will be made by the County on a monthly basis. Any amount beyond the County’s contribution shall be paid by the employee.