Ad Hoc Senate Committee on Healthcare
-Healthcare
Forum Questions and Answers
(Note: These questions/answers
pertain to the employees of the Reynolda
Campus of WFU and are from the December
8th 2003 Healthcare Forum.)
-Gloria Muday's Powerpoint
presentation from the December 8th Forum on Health Care
at Wake Forest. (also available in PDF
format)
Charges for the 2003-2004 Session
General:
Wake Forest University uses ACS and MedCost to administer the self-insured medical insurance plans for its employees to provide medical care and preventive health care services. The Healthcare Committee, as an ad hoc Committee of the University Senate, is an advisory body established for the purpose of examining medical plan issues, including service and the cost of the plan to employees, and making recommendation to the University's administration and regarding such issues. The Committee will act as a conduit for communications from the faculty and staff to the University's administration and health care plans regarding general medical plan issues, but not for individual cases of complaints. The scope of the Committee's work, however, is not limited to the University's general medical insurance plan. Its dental insurance plan and any other existing or future supplementary healthcare benefit will also be the concern of the Committee. The Healthcare Committee is composed of faculty and staff employees including members that are not members of the Senate but with expertise in health care issues. The Committee Chair is appointed by the President of the University Senate and will report to the Chair of the University Senate Fringe Benefits Committee.
Specific:
- Continue to review the yearly costs of the University's
medical insurance plan, both to
the University and employees, and to advise on revisions for cost
containment
and quality enhancement;
this process should be one that
is accepted by the University Administration and is followed annually
as new cost information become available.
- Analyze the overall cost efficiency of the current plan relative
to alternatives.
- Examine such changes in the medical plan as increased co-payments
on drugs, increased deductibles
and newly added co-insurance to determine if they save costs or
are simply
shifting costs to employees.
- Examine the possibility of an additional medical insurance option,
e.g. an indemnity plan (major medical
insurance).
- Explore mechanisms to make health insurance more affordable to
employees in lower wage brackets.
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