Common use of Labor Management Health Benefits Committee Clause in Contracts

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. EvergreenHealth and SEIU Healthcare 1199NW recognize PeaceHealth Peace Harbor Medical Center shall provide two ONA represented nurses with paid time to participate in 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/Labor Management Health Benefits CommitteeBenefit Review Committee which is convened at Sacred Heart Medical Center. One of these nurses shall be a Peace Harbor Home Care Services nurse. The Union nurses will appoint up be provided with technical support in order to five (5) representatives from participate remotely. These nurses will be appointed by the bargaining unit including one (1) organizerAssociation. The Employer will appoint up 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 five (5) management representativesall committee members. The Committee committee shall be advisory and shall meet monthly quarterly and more often as mutually agreed. All employee representatives on the committee will be on paid release for time for the attending meetings. The Employer and the Union parties 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 programsprograms and may provide recommendations regarding plan design and inpatient and outpatient benefits provided under the plan. In conducting its work, this The committee will concentrate its efforts onwork to: a. 1. Maximize prevention benefits b. Research 2. Incentivize healthy behaviors and review incentive-based wellness programs for inclusion in health planprograms c. Institute 3. Remove barriers to chronic disease management programsuch as lower or free pharmaceutical costs and free office visits. d. Build plan design around primary care providers 4. Encourage use of high value benefits and medical homesdiscourage benefits of low value but high costs such as high-end imaging. e. 5. Educate and require incentivize on the use of generic drugs as drugs. 6. Develop a key part of pharmacy benefit The goal of plan to educate and assist Employees on the committee’s work is to ensure that the medical benefit is affordable for employees and the cost increases are minimizedvarious financial assistance programs available including those offered by PeaceHealth. If the committee produces mutually agreed upon recommendations for incentive-based wellness programs, the Employer Medical Center and the Union shall convene a meeting to review the recommendations for potential adoption. The parties’ discussions discussion at such meeting shall not constitute formal bargaining. The committee may include representatives from other represented employee groups. In addition, the committee will meet twice annually with a PeaceHealth system benefit representative to review trends, data (including PeaceHealth system-wide and facility specific data) and discuss suggestions. Committee participants shall receive an annual training on Health Insurance plan design, data analysis tools and other information to facilitate participation and effectiveness of the committee.

Labor Management Health Benefits Committee. EvergreenHealth The Medical Center and SEIU Healthcare 1199NW 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 Medical Center 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/Labor Management Health Benefits Committee. The Union Association and Medical Center will each appoint up to five (5) four representatives from to the bargaining unit including one (1) organizercommittee. The Employer will appoint up 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 five (5) management representativesall committee members. The Committee shall be advisory and shall meet monthly quarterly and more often as mutually agreed. All employee representatives on the committee will be on paid release for time for the attending meetings. The Employer and the Union parties 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 programsprograms and may provide recommendations regarding plan design and inpatient and outpatient benefits provided under the plan. In conducting its work, this The committee will concentrate its efforts onwork to: a. 1. Maximize prevention benefits b. Research 2. Incentivize healthy behaviors and review incentive-based wellness programs for inclusion in health planprograms c. Institute 3. Remove barriers to chronic disease management programsuch as lower or free pharmaceutical costs and free office visits. d. Build plan design around primary care providers 4. Encourage use of high value benefits and medical homesdiscourage benefits of low value but high costs such as high end imaging. e. 5. Educate and require incentivize on the use of generic drugs as drugs. 6. Develop a key part of pharmacy benefit The goal of plan to educate and assist Employees on the committee’s work is to ensure that the medical benefit is affordable for employees and the cost increases are minimizedvarious financial assistance programs available including those offered by PeaceHealth. If the committee produces mutually agreed upon recommendations for incentive-based wellness programs, the Employer Medical Center and the Union shall convene a meeting to review the recommendations for potential adoption. The parties’ discussions discussion at such meeting shall not constitute formal bargaining. The committee may include representatives from the Service Employees International Union Local 49 and other represented employee groups. In addition the committee will meet twice annually with a PeaceHealth system benefit representative to review trends, data (including PeaceHealth system-wide facility specific data) and discuss suggestions. Committee participants shall receive an annual training on Health Insurance plan design, data analysis tools and other information to facilitate participation and effectiveness of the committee.