Common use of Health Care Cost During the Term of Agreement Clause in Contracts

Health Care Cost During the Term of Agreement. 8 Local 701 and the County recognize the increase cost in health 9 care to be a major concern. In an effort to collaborate together over quality 11 parties agree to participate on an Employee Benefits Advisory Team (EBAT) with 12 such other County employee bargaining units as agree to participate to review 13 and consider health plans, design changes and cost sharing features. The EBAT 14 will be advisory only, and will report member recommendations to the County 16 Agreement (MOA) authorizing mutually agreed upon plan changes signed by the 17 appropriate Multnomah County authorized representative and an authorized 18 representative employed by the Union. The Union will be entitled to one 19 representative member on the EBAT in addition to the presence of the assigned 20 representative from the union as necessary from the Union. The County agrees 1 to notify the Union any time there is a proposed change in plan cost, change in 2 plan designs by any other bargaining unit or any optional changes proposed by 3 carriers that would impact plan design cost or plan designs. The County agrees 4 to meet with the Union when ever the Union requests to meet regarding 5 proposed changes in plan cost, changes in plan designs by other bargaining 6 units or changes offered by carriers that would impact plan designs. Changes in 7 plans or plan designs which are mandatory due to carrier changes, and which 8 cannot be resolved by a meeting, shall be subject to impact bargaining only. 9 Mandated coverage changes due to Federal or State laws, rules, or regulations 10 shall be presented to the Union but will be implemented by the County as 11 required by law.

Health Care Cost During the Term of Agreement. 8 6 Local 701 and the County recognize the increase cost have a shared interest in addressing 7 increasing health 9 care to be a major concerninsurance costs. In an effort to collaborate together over quality 11 8 health plans, design changes and increasing costs, the parties agree to participate on an Employee Benefits Advisory Team (EBAT) with 12 such other County employee bargaining units as agree to participate to review 13 and consider health plans, design 11 changes and cost sharing features. The EBAT 14 will be advisory only, and will report 12 member recommendations to the County 16 Chair. EBAT does not preclude the 13 parties from entering into any Memoranda of Agreement (MOA) authorizing 14 mutually agreed upon plan changes signed by the 17 appropriate Multnomah County 15 authorized representative and an authorized 18 representative employed by the 16 Union. The Union will be entitled to one 19 representative member on the EBAT in 17 addition to the presence of the assigned 20 representative from the union as 18 necessary from the Union. The County agrees 1 to notify the Union any time there 19 is a proposed change in plan cost, change in 2 plan designs by any other bargaining 20 unit or any optional changes proposed by 3 carriers that would impact plan design 21 cost or plan designs. The County agrees 4 to meet with the Union when ever whenever the 22 Union requests to meet regarding 5 proposed changes in plan cost, changes in plan 23 designs by other bargaining 6 units or changes offered by carriers that would impact 24 plan designs. Changes in 7 plans or plan designs which are mandatory due to carrier 1 changes, and which 8 cannot be resolved by a meeting, shall be subject to impact 2 bargaining only. 9 Mandated coverage changes due to Federal or State laws, rules, 3 or regulations 10 shall be presented to the Union but will be implemented by the 4 County as 11 required by law.

Health Care Cost During the Term of Agreement. 8 Local 701 and the County recognize the increase cost in health 9 care to be a major concern. In an effort to collaborate together over quality 11 parties agree to participate on an Employee Benefits Advisory Team (EBAT) with 12 such other County employee bargaining units as agree to participate to review 13 and consider health plans, design changes and cost sharing features. The EBAT 14 will be advisory only, and will report member recommendations to the County 16 Agreement (MOA) authorizing mutually agreed upon plan changes signed by the 17 appropriate Multnomah County authorized representative and an authorized 18 representative employed by the Union. The Union will be entitled to one 19 representative member on the EBAT in addition to the presence of the assigned 20 representative from the union as necessary from the Union. The County agrees 1 to notify the Union any time there is a proposed change in plan cost, change in 2 plan designs by any other bargaining unit or any optional changes proposed by 3 carriers that would impact plan design cost or plan designs. The County agrees 4 to meet with the Union when ever the Union requests to meet regarding 5 proposed changes in plan cost, changes in plan designs by other bargaining 6 units or changes offered by carriers that would impact plan designs. Changes in 7 plans or plan designs which are mandatory due to carrier changes, and which 8 cannot be resolved by a meeting, shall be subject to impact bargaining only. 9 Mandated coverage changes due to Federal or State laws, rules, or regulations 10 shall be presented to the Union but will be implemented by the County as 11 required by law.

Health Care Cost During the Term of Agreement. 8 5 Local 701 and the County recognize the increase cost have a shared interest in addressing 6 increasing health 9 care to be a major concerninsurance costs. In an effort to collaborate together over quality 11 parties agree to participate 8 on an Employee Benefits Advisory Team (EBAT) with 12 such other County employee 9 bargaining units as agree to participate to review 13 and consider health plans, design 10 changes and cost sharing features. The EBAT 14 will be advisory only, and will report 11 member recommendations to the County 16 Chair. EBAT does not preclude the 12 parties from entering into any Memoranda of Agreement (MOA) authorizing 13 mutually agreed upon plan changes signed by the 17 appropriate Multnomah County 14 authorized representative and an authorized 18 representative employed by the 15 Union. The Union will be entitled to one 19 representative member on the EBAT in 16 addition to the presence of the assigned 20 representative from the union as 17 necessary from the Union. The County agrees 1 to notify the Union any time there 18 is a proposed change in plan cost, change in 2 plan designs by any other bargaining 19 unit or any optional changes proposed by 3 carriers that would impact plan design 20 cost or plan designs. The County agrees 4 to meet with the Union when ever whenever the 21 Union requests to meet regarding 5 proposed changes in plan cost, changes in plan 22 designs by other bargaining 6 units or changes offered by carriers that would impact 23 plan designs. Changes in 7 plans or plan designs which are mandatory due to carrier 1 changes, and which 8 cannot be resolved by a meeting, shall be subject to impact 2 bargaining only. 9 Mandated coverage changes due to Federal or State laws, rules, 3 or regulations 10 shall be presented to the Union but will be implemented by the 4 County as 11 required by law.