AGENDA INFORMATION SHEET
DEPARTMENT: Materials Management
ACM: Bryan Langley
AGENDA DATE: September 20, 2016
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Consider adoption of an ordinance accepting competitive bids by way of a Cooperative Purchasing Program Participation Agreement with the City of Frisco under section 271.102 of the Local Government Code, for Healthcare Consulting Services regarding transparent pricing and quality metric for City of Denton employees; providing the expenditure of funds therefor; and providing and effective date (File 6223-awarded to Compass Professional Health Services at the rate of $4.50 per employee per month for a three (3) year not-to-exceed amount of $270,000).
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Navigating healthcare has gotten more complex than ever. While we want our employees to become better stewards of their health, and to make more informed healthcare decisions, employees can become overwhelmed with the various "tools" (800 numbers, web portals, etc.) that are available to them. As health plans push more costs and more responsibilities, onto the plan participants, it is imperative that our employees become "active" consumers of healthcare. Unfortunately, the reality is that most employees need help understanding the nuances of healthcare services, health plan provisions, physician evaluators, cost calculators, etc. Some studies suggest that while all health plans have these important and valuable tools available to plan members, only 2% of covered people actually take advantage of them.
This is where Compass Professional Health Services (Compass) comes into play. They are a Dallas-based company that provides services to over 2,000 companies like Southwest Airlines and Atmos Energy, as well as 23 other cities in the Dallas-Fort Worth area. The Compass health services program will help our employees and their families make smarter healthcare decisions, while simplifying the administrative functions within the healthcare system. Compass can help e...
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