Health Care Plan Changes During the Term of Agreement. 8 1. The Union and the County have shared interest in addressing increasing 10 changes and cost management, the parties agree to participate on an Employee Benefits 11 Advisory Team (EBAT) with such other County employee bargaining units as agree to 12 participate, to review and consider health plans, design changes and cost sharing features.
13 2. The Union will be entitled to five (5) representative bargaining unit 14 members on the EBAT, and all AFSCME Council Representatives for Local 88 will also be 15 allowed to participate.
16 3. The County agrees to notify the Union any time there is a proposed change 17 in plan design or optional changes proposed by the carriers that would impact plan design cost 18 or plan designs, and to meet with the Union upon request. Objections to plan or plan design 19 changes mandated by a carrier that cannot be resolved by meeting shall be subject to impact 1 bargaining. Mandated coverage changes due to Federal or State laws, rules, or regulations 2 shall be presented to the Union but will be implemented by the County as required by law.
Health Care Plan Changes During the Term of Agreement. 13 1. The Union and the County recognize the increasing costs of 14 health care to be a major concern. In an effort to collaborate over quality health plans, 15 design changes and increasing costs, the established Employee Benefit Team (EBT) will 16 continue to meet to review and approve non-mandated proposed changes in plan designs, 17 changes in plans offered, or changes in carriers, prior to implementation for the following 18 plan year. Meetings will continue on a regular basis, except during the period when the 19 parties are bargaining a new agreement. Changes in plans or plan designs which are 20 mandated by carriers, and which cannot be resolved by the EBT, shall be subject to notice 21 and expedited bargaining obligations consistent with applicable law. Changes in plans or 22 plan design changes which are mandated due to Federal or State laws, rules, or 23 regulations shall be presented to the EBT but will be implemented by the County as 24 required by law.
25 2. During the term of this agreement, the EBT shall in good faith, 26 discuss means to reduce health care costs. The parties agree that the following subjects 27 shall be discussed by the EBT:
28 a. Engagement of a health care consultant(s) with 29 experience in public-sector health care cost reduction;
30 b. Expansion and/or redesign of the Employee 31 Wellness Programs;
1 c. Assessment of consolidation of the two lower-cost 2 plans available to Part-time employees (“ODS Major Medical Plan” and “Kaiser 3 Maintenance Medical Plan”) into a single plan; and
4 d. Examine feasibility of designing a pro-rated benefit 5 plan premium-sharing structure linked to FTE.
Health Care Plan Changes During the Term of Agreement. 12 The Union and the County have shared interest in addressing increasing health 13 insurance costs. In an effort to collaborate together over quality health plans, design 14 changes and cost management, the parties agree to participate on an Employee Benefits 15 Advisory Team (EBAT) with such other County employee bargaining units as agree to 16 participate, to review and consider health plans, design changes and cost sharing 17 features. 18 The Union will be entitled to five (5) representative bargaining unit members on 19 the EBAT, and all AFSCME Council Representatives for Local 88 will also be allowed to 20 participate.
Health Care Plan Changes During the Term of Agreement. 4 1. The Union and the County have shared interest in addressing increasing 6 changes and cost management, the parties agree to participate on an Employee Benefits 7 Advisory Team (EBAT) with such other County employee bargaining units as agree to 8 participate, to review and consider health plans, design changes and cost sharing features.
9 2. The Union will be entitled to five (5) representative bargaining unit 10 members on the EBAT, and all AFSCME Council Representatives for Local 88 will also be 11 allowed to participate.
12 3. The County agrees to notify the Union any time there is a proposed change 13 in plan design or optional changes proposed by the carriers that would impact plan design cost 14 or plan designs, and to meet with the Union upon request. Objections to plan or plan design 15 changes mandated by a carrier that cannot be resolved by meeting shall be subject to impact 16 bargaining. Mandated coverage changes due to Federal or State laws, rules, or regulations 17 shall be presented to the Union but will be implemented by the County as required by law.
18 4. Either party may request to reopen Article 11 – Health & Welfare beginning 19 June 1, 2019, with negotiated changes under a re-opener effective no sooner than January 1, 20 2020. The parties agree that any reopener of Article 11 will be subject to the same rules and 22 No Lockout) will be suspended as to any Article 11 dispute arising therefrom.
Health Care Plan Changes During the Term of Agreement. 2 Association and the County have shared interest in addressing 3 increasing health insurance costs. In an effort to collaborate together over quality 4 health plans, design changes and cost, the parties agree to participate on an 5 Employee Benefits Advisory Team (EBAT) with such other County employee 6 bargaining units as agree to participate to review and consider health plans, design 7 changes and cost sharing features. 8 The EBAT will be advisory only, and will report member 11 plan changes signed by the appropriate Multnomah County authorized representative 12 and an authorized representative employed by the Association. The Association will 13 be entitled to two (2) nurse representative members on the EBAT in addition to the 14 presence of the assigned labor relations representative as necessary from the 15 Oregon Nurses Association.
Health Care Plan Changes During the Term of Agreement. The Union and the County have shared interest in addressing increasing 10 changes and cost management, the parties agree to participate on an Employee Benefits 11 Advisory Team (EBAT) with such other County employee bargaining units as agree to 12 participate, to review and consider health plans, design changes and cost sharing features.
Health Care Plan Changes During the Term of Agreement. MCCDA and the 11 County recognize the increasing costs of health care to be a major concern. In an effort to 12 collaborate together over quality health plans, design changes and increasing costs, the County 13 agrees to notify the Association any time there is a proposed change in plan design, change in 14 plan designs offered to other bargaining units or any optional changes proposed by carriers that 15 would impact plan design cost or plan designs. The County agrees to meet with the Association 16 whenever the Association requests to meet regarding proposed changes in plan designs by 17 other bargaining units or changes offered by carriers that would impact plan designs. Changes 18 in plans or plan designs which are mandated by carriers and which cannot be resolved by the 19 parties, shall be subject to notice and expedited bargaining obligations, consistent with 20 applicable law. Changes in plans or plan designs which are mandated due to Federal or State 21 laws, rules, or regulations shall be presented to the Association, but will be implemented by the 22 County as required by law.
