Labor Management Health Benefits Committee. The Employer and the Union recognize the importance of undertaking joint efforts to ensure that employees have access to cost effective, quality health care and other insurance coverage. Both the Employer and the Union share a mutual interest in researching best practices in cost containment features and benefits that ensure quality but also address increasing costs. To address these issues, the parties will maintain a Labor Management Health Benefits Committee. The Union will appoint up to four (4) representatives from the bargaining units. The Employer will appoint up to four (4) representatives. The Committee shall be advisory and shall meet quarterly and more often as mutually agreed. All employee representatives on the committee will be paid for time attending meetings. The parties agree to engage in a fully transparent process of information sharing that will lead to stronger engagement and overall success. This committee will concentrate efforts to research, review and adopt incentive-based programs to:
1. Maximize prevention benefits
2. Incentivize healthy behaviors and wellness programs
3. Remove barriers to chronic disease management such as lower or free pharmaceutical costs and free office visits.
4. Encourage use of high value benefits and discourage benefits of low value but high costs such as high-end imaging.
5. Educate and incentivize on the use of generic drugs.
6. Develop a plan to educate and assist Employees on the various financial assistance programs available including those offered by PeaceHealth. If the committee produces mutually agreed upon recommendations for incentive-based wellness programs, the Employer and the Union shall convene a meeting to review the recommendations for potential adoption. The parties’ discussion at such meeting shall not constitute formal bargaining.
Labor Management Health Benefits Committee. The Employer and the Union recognize the importance of undertaking joint efforts to ensure that employees have access to cost-effective, quality health care and other insurance coverage. Both the Employer and the Union share a mutual interest in researching best practices in cost containment features and benefits that ensure quality but also address increasing costs. To address these issues, the parties will maintain one Labor Management Health Benefits Committee representing both bargaining units. The Union will appoint up to six
Labor Management Health Benefits Committee. EvergreenHealth and SEIU Healthcare 1199NW recognize the importance of undertaking joint efforts to ensure that employees have access to cost effective, quality health care and other insurance coverage. Both the Employer and the Union share a mutual interest in researching best practices in cost containment features and benefits that ensure quality but also address increasing costs. To address these issues, the parties will maintain a Labor/Management Health Benefits Committee. The Union will appoint up to five (5) representatives from the bargaining unit including one (1) organizer. The Employer will appoint up to five (5) management representatives. The Committee shall be advisory and shall meet monthly and more often as mutually agreed. All employee representatives on the committee will be on paid release time for the meetings. The Employer and the Union agree to engage in a fully transparent process of information sharing that will lead to stronger engagement and overall success. In the August and September meeting of each year, anticipated employee contributions toward premiums for the next benefit year will be included on the agenda. Information related to proposed changes will be presented and discussed. Information will include the benefit market analysis (with proprietary/confidential information removed), benefit election data for the bargaining unit and utilization data for the plan as a whole. Additional information may be requested. This committee will concentrate efforts to research, review and adopt incentive-based wellness programs. In conducting its work, this committee will concentrate its efforts on:
a. Maximize prevention benefits
b. Research and review incentive-based wellness programs for inclusion in health plan
c. Institute disease management program
d. Build plan design around primary care providers and medical homes
e. Educate and require use of generic drugs as a key part of pharmacy benefit The goal of the committee’s work is to ensure that the medical benefit is affordable for employees and the cost increases are minimized. If the committee produces mutually agreed upon recommendations for incentive-based wellness programs, the Employer and the Union shall convene a meeting to review the recommendations for potential adoption. The parties’ discussions at such meeting shall not constitute formal bargaining.
Labor Management Health Benefits Committee. The Employer and the Union, recognize the importance of undertaking joint efforts to ensure that employees have access to cost effective, quality health care and other insurance coverage. Both the Employer and the Union share a mutual interest in researching best practices in cost containment features and benefits that ensure quality but also address increasing costs.
1. Maximize prevention benefits
2. Incentivize healthy behaviors and wellness programs
3. Remove barriers to chronic disease management such as lower or free pharmaceutical costs and free office visits.
4. Encourage use of high value benefits and discourage benefits of low value but high costs such as high end imaging.
5. Educate and incentivize on the use of generic drugs.
6. Develop a plan to educate and assist Employees on the various financial assistance programs available including those offered by PeaceHealth. If the committee produces mutually agreed upon recommendations for incentive-based wellness programs, the Employer and the Union shall convene a meeting to review the recommendations for potential adoption. The parties’ discussion at such meeting shall not constitute formal bargaining.
Labor Management Health Benefits Committee. The Employer and the Union, recognize the importance of undertaking joint efforts to ensure that employees have access to cost effective, quality health care and other insurance coverage. Both the Employer and the Union share a mutual interest in researching best practices in cost containment features and benefits that ensure quality but also address increasing costs. To address these issues, the parties will maintain a Labor Management Health Benefits Committee. The Union and Employer will each appoint up to three (3) representatives to the committee. The Union may appoint three additional (3) alternates; however, only three (3) representatives appointed by the Union shall attend any committee meeting. The committee agenda shall be developed with input from representatives of all committee members; minutes shall be taken at the committee meetings and made available to all committee members. The committee shall be advisory and shall meet quarterly and more often as mutually agreed. All employee representatives on the committee will be paid for time attending meetings. The parties agree to engage in a fully transparent process of information sharing that will lead to stronger engagement and overall success. This committee will research, review and adopt incentive-based programs and may provide recommendations regarding plan design and inpatient and outpatient benefits provided under the plan. The committee will work to:
1. Maximize prevention benefits
2. Incentivize healthy behaviors and wellness programs
3. Remove barriers to chronic disease management such as lower or free pharmaceutical costs and free office visits.
4. Encourage use of high value benefits and discourage benefits of low value but high costs such as high-end imaging.
5. Educate and incentivize on the use of generic drugs.
6. Develop a plan to educate and assist Employees on the various financial assistance programs available including those offered by PeaceHealth.
7. The committee may explore options to make child care more affordable.
8. Identify ways to preserve the amount and duration of leave that was previously available prior to Paid Leave Oregon, and to ensure compliance with Paid Leave Oregon. If the committee produces mutually agreed upon recommendations for incentive-based wellness programs, the Employer and the Union shall convene a meeting to review the recommendations for potential adoption. The parties’ discussion at such meeting shall not constitute formal bargaining. The co...
Labor Management Health Benefits Committee. The Union will join the established Labor Management Health Benefits Committee. The Union will appoint up to three (3) representatives from the bargaining units. The Employer will appoint representatives to the Committee. The Committee shall be advisory and shall meet quarterly or more often as mutually agreed. The parties agree to engage in a fully transparent process of information sharing that will lead to stronger engagement and overall success. This Committee will concentrate efforts to research, review and adopt incentive-based programs to: • Maximize prevention benefits • Incentivize healthy behaviors and wellness programs • Remove barriers to chronic disease management such as lower or free pharmaceutical costs and free office visits. • Encourage use of high value benefits and discourage benefits of low value but high costs such as high end imaging • Educate and incentivize on the use of generic drugs • Develop a plan to educate and assist employees on the various financial assistance programs available including those offered by PeaceHealth If the Committee produces mutually agreed upon recommendations for incentive-based wellness programs, they will be submitted to the Employer for consideration.
Labor Management Health Benefits Committee. The Employer and the Association, recognize the importance of undertaking joint efforts to ensure that employees have access to cost effective, quality health care and other insurance coverage. Both the Employer and the Association share a mutual interest in researching best practices in cost containment features and benefits that ensure quality but also address increasing costs. To address these issues, the parties will maintain a Labor Management Health Benefits Committee. The Association and Employer will each appoint up to four representatives to the committee. The Committee shall be advisory and shall meet quarterly and more often as mutually agreed. All employee representatives on the committee will be paid for time attending meetings. The parties agree to engage in a fully transparent process of information sharing that will lead to stronger engagement and overall success. This committee will concentrate efforts to research, review and adopt incentive- based programs to:
1. Maximize prevention benefits
2. Incentivize healthy behaviors and wellness programs
3. Remove barriers to chronic disease management such as lower or free pharmaceutical costs and free office visits.
4. Encourage use of high value benefits and discourage benefits of low value but high costs such as high end imaging.
5. Educate and incentivize on the use of generic drugs.
6. Develop a plan to educate and assist Employees on the various financial assistance programs available including those offered by PeaceHealth. If the committee produces mutually agreed upon recommendations for incentive- based wellness programs, the Employer and the Association shall convene a meeting to review the recommendations for potential adoption. The parties’ discussion at such meeting shall not constitute formal bargaining. The committee may include representatives from the Service Employees International Union Local 49. In addition the committee will meet twice annually with a PeaceHealth system benefit representative to review trends, data and discuss suggestions.
Labor Management Health Benefits Committee. The Employer and the 24 Association, recognize the importance of undertaking joint efforts to ensure that 25 employees have access to cost effective, quality health care and other insurance 26 coverage. Both the Employer and the Association share a mutual interest in 27 researching best practices in cost containment features and benefits that ensure quality 28 but also address increasing costs. Page 83 of 121 Date Accepted / / Accepted by XXX Accepted by Employer 1 To address these issues, the parties will maintain a Labor Management Health 2 Benefits Committee. The Association and Employer will each appoint up to four 3 representatives to the committee. The committee agenda shall be developed with input 4 from representatives of all committee members; minutes shall be taken at the 5 committee meetings and made available to all committee members. The Committee 6 shall be advisory and shall meet quarterly and more often as mutually agreed. All 7 employee representatives on the committee will be paid for time attending meetings.
Labor Management Health Benefits Committee. PeaceHealth Peace 32 Harbor Medical Center shall provide two ONA represented nurses with paid 33 time to participate in the Labor Management Health Benefit Review 34 Committee which is convened at Sacred Heart Medical Center. One of these 1 nurses shall be a Peace Harbor Home Care Services nurse. The nurses will 2 be provided with technical support in order to participate remotely. These 3 nurses will be appointed by the Association. 5 The committee agenda shall be developed with input from representatives of 6 all committee members; minutes shall be taken at the committee meetings 7 and made available to all committee members. The committee shall be 8 advisory and shall meet quarterly and more often as mutually agreed. All 9 employee representatives on the committee will be paid for time attending 10 meetings. The parties agree to engage in a fully transparent process of 11 information sharing that will lead to stronger engagement and overall 12 success. 14 This committee will research, review and adopt incentive-based programs 15 and may provide recommendations regarding plan design and inpatient and 16 outpatient benefits provided under the plan. The committee will work to: 18 1. Maximize prevention benefits.
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1. Maximize preVention benefits;
2. IncentiVize healthy behaViors and wellness programs;
3. RemoVe barriers to chronic disease management such as lower or free pharmaceutical costs and free office Visits;
4. Encourage use of high Value benefits and discourage benefits of low Value but high costs such as high-end imaging;
5. Educate and incentiVize on the use of generic drugs; and
6. DeVelop a plan to educate and assist Employees on the Various financial assistance programs aVailable including those offered by PeaceHealth. DRAFT If the committee produces mutually agreed upon recommendations for incentiVe-based wellness programs, the Employer and the Union shall conVene a meeting to reView the recommendations for potential adoption. The parties’ discussion at such meeting shall not constitute formal bargaining.
