Health and Welfare Benefits

The City of Hurst has awarded contracts for health and welfare benefits services to various vendors, including Cigna for health administration and stop loss insurance, Davis Vision for voluntary vision insurance, SIS NexStep for GAP insurance, and Compass Professional Health Services for patient advocacy services. The contracts are effective from 10/1/2016, with varying end dates. The services include health plan administration, pharmacy benefit management, stop loss insurance, dental plans administration, vision insurance, life insurance, disability insurance, and patient advocacy. The City partnered with Hefner & Associates to manage the RFP process. Key factors in the vendor selection included cost, cost containment, population health management, communication, claims processing, and integrated systems. • The City of Hurst is self-funded for its health plan, with employees contributing to the cost of coverage. • The City offers various benefits, including medical, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance. • The contracts are valued at a total of $5,584,043 for the 2016-2017 plan year. • The City aims to provide high-quality, cost-effective benefits to its employees and retirees. • The patient advocacy services will assist employees in navigating the healthcare system and finding high-quality, low-cost providers.