17.1 Regular Employees Assigned to Work Eighty (80) Hours Per Pay Period:
The County pays eighty-five percent (85%) of the total premium for the Kaiser HMO or Kaiser High Deductible Plan (employees pay fifteen percent (15%) of the total premium). The County will pay 90% of the total premium for the Aetna HMO Plan (employees pay 10% of the total premium.) The County will pay 75% of the total premium for the Aetna POS Plan (employees pay 25% of the total premium).
For full time employees enrolled in the County-offered group Kaiser or Aetna High Deductible Health Plan, the County will annually contribute fifty percent (50%) of the cost of the deductible amount for the plan to a Health Savings Account.
The County pays seventy-five (75%) of the total premium for the County-offered group PPO plan (employees pay twenty-five percent (25%) of the total premium.
17.2 Regular Employees Assigned to Work Less Than Eighty (80) Hours Per Pay Period:
For employees occupying permanent part-time positions, who work a minimum of forty (40), but less than sixty (60) hours in a biweekly pay period, the County will pay one-half of the County contribution to hospital and medical care premiums described above.
For employees occupying permanent part-time positions who work a minimum of sixty (60) but less than eighty (80) hours in a biweekly pay period, or qualify for health benefits under the Affordable Care Act (ACA) the County will pay three-fourths of the County contribution to hospital and medical care premiums described above.
For part time employees working half time or more who are enrolled in the High Deductible Health Plan, the County will annually contribute a pro-rated amount of fifty percent (50%) of the cost of the deductible amount for the plan to a Health Savings Account, based on the employee’s part time status.
17.3
In an effort to offset the employee cost for healthcare costs, effective the first full pay period in January 2026 until the first pay period in January 2028 (or the month the MOU expires, whichever is first), the County will contribute $59 per month ($29.50 each for the first 2 pay periods of each month) as a “Premium Only” contribution to each benefit-eligible employee’s Section 125 account to be used for premium expenses.