Commissioners direct staff to set health-plan premium equivalents at midpoint and to review Samaritan Fund option After a detailed presentation from Apex and Kinetic Health, the DeKalb County commissioners directed staff to model employee contributions using a midpoint projection for the 2026–27 self-funded health plan and asked the county attorney to review a Samaritan Fund contract to assist qualifying high-cost claimants.

DeKalb County commissioners are taking bold steps to enhance their self-funded health plan, aiming for better employee contributions and exploring innovative support for high-cost claimants.

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Supreme Court backs away from PBM case, rejecting state efforts to control drug prices in self-funded plans The high court considered the Oklahoma case for more than year but then dismissed it without comment.

States may have a tougher time setting rules for #PBM or other entities that sell services to #ERISA plans. #Litigation #SCOTUS #Certioriari #RxPrices #SelfFundedPlans buff.ly/yeLUSnt