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January 2001   
Purchasing State Employee Health Benefits: An Overview and Options for Change

Steve Lerch

This report examines the bidding process used by the Public Employee Benefits Board to purchase state employee health benefits from managed care organizations. Three options having the potential to improve decision-making and reduce costs are identified: 1) requiring the bidding process to occur before the biennial budget is passed; 2) limiting the number of accepted bids in a geographic area; and 3) requesting annual and multi-year bids.

Document ID: (01-01-3401)

 
Keywords: benefits, health benefits, health care, health care benefits, health care costs, health policy, hospitals and clinics, medicine, public health, state employees, state purchasing, Health


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