The North Judson Town Council will decide on a town employee health insurance plan for 2021 tonight. At the last meeting, Council President John Rowe was leaning toward switching to United Healthcare, but it wouldn’t offer coverage for out-of-network doctors.
Continue readingKnox City Council 2018 Salary Ordinance includes 3% Pay Increase, Raise for Part-time Police
The Knox City Council held the first reading of the 2018 salary ordinance during their meeting Tuesday evening. A three percent increase is being proposed across the board, with the exception of part-time police, which had a specific raise amount recommend by the Chief of Police.
Mayor Dennis Estok explained the three percent increase is being proposed across the board because of a recent insurance policy change. Continue reading
North Judson-San Pierre School Board Ratifies Employee Health Insurance Carrier Switch
The North Judson-San Pierre School Corporation hopes to save its employees some money on health insurance premiums. Continue reading
Hamlet Switches Insurance Providers, Discusses 2017 Budget
The Town of Hamlet is hoping to save some money by switching health insurance providers. The town council voted Wednesday to switch from Anthem to United Healthcare. Continue reading
Winamac Changes Insurance Provider, Council Discusses Park Board
The Town of Winamac is changing health insurance providers. The Town Council voted Monday to switch to Time Insurance, which submitted the lowest annual quote at just under $8,000. That’s $3,000 less than the price given by the town’s current provider, United Healthcare. Continue reading
No Changes for UnitedHealthcare Patients During Talks with IU Health
Contract negotiations between IU Health and UnitedHealthcare are continuing, but patients won’t notice any difference in the interim, according to IU Health officials. The Dec. 31 expiration of the contract between the provider and insurance company means that IU Health facilities and physicians are no longer in network for most patients covered under UnitedHealthcare health insurance. However, IU Health issued a statement saying they will treat UnitedHealthcare patients and their portion of the bill as ‘in-network’ as of Jan. 1, 2014.