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STATE INSURANCE INCREASES AVERAGE 6.5%

MAY 2008: Following the announcement in February that all existing health plan contracts will be extended for at least another year, the state’s thirteen-member Group Insurance Commission (GIC) approved the new health insurance rates for Fiscal Year 2009.

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Few Join State GIC
JANUARY 2008: The first round for local enrollment in the state’s Group Insurance Commission (GIC) came to a close on October 29 with just five municipalities, three school districts, and a handful of small government entities choosing to join the state health insurance plans.
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BLUE CROSS DECLINES TO BID
NOVEMBER 2008: On November 28, the last date of placing a bid for the state GIC’s July ‘08 contract, BC/BS formally announced that it would not bid on the contract. BC/BS last bid on the state contracts in 1988, when they GIC moved its Indemnity Plan coverage to John Hancock.
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LOCAL INSURANCE POWERHOUSE
Blue Cross Long Held As Gold Standard
JANUARY 2008: With pressure on local government to control the rising cost of health care at an all-time high, much attention has been brought to the insurance companies that provide the coverage for tens of thousands of local retirees and employees.
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LOCALS ATTEMPT TO BEAT GIC DEADLINE
November 2007: With an October 1 deadline for cities and towns to switch their health insurance to the Commonwealth’s Group Insurance Commission effective July 1, 2008, there was a frenzied last minute attempt by a dozen or so town managers and selectmen to obtain the necessary vote by the employees and retirees.
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Retiree Dental Plan
SEPT 2007 - At a recent Group Insurance Commission (GIC) meeting, Director Dolores Mitchell hailed the Retiree Dental Plan as a “real success story.” We couldn’t agree with her more.
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Coalition Bargaining New Bedford
SEPT 2007 - Having grown accustomed to carrying their Blue Cross card with them for some 50 years, New Bedford retirees have been somewhat uneasy over the city’s decision to switch to Harvard Pilgrim on September 1. Harvard Pilgrim has been conducting workshops there to explain its plans to retirees and their families.
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