Saving Money, Healthcare Insurance and the West Bend School District

John Torinus:

One small governmental entity has shown the way. The West Bend School District went self-insured years ago, then bid out its network needs, then went CDHP and now is putting in its own on-site clinic. It's in the vanguard in learning from the private sector payers about what works and being a fast-follower.

Result? It is delivering first class health care for less than $10,000 per employee. That's half of what many districts are playing for fully insured plans.

Think about the numbers. At a savings of $10,000 per employee and about 1000 employees, it is saving the taxpayers $10 million per year.

The district is giving raises; it has found funds for deferred maintenance; it found $5 million in reserves to put against a $25 million bond program for school construction.

Smart, anti-orthodoxy thinking.

Posted by Jim Zellmer at March 10, 2013 4:50 AM
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