Special Committee on County Health Insurance Savings
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This Special Committee on County Health Insurance Savings is charged with reviewing, analyzing and making final recommendations on the fairest and most economic way that the County can provide taxpayers long term savings, while continuing to provide its employees with quality health care coverage. The Board’s Vice-Chairman, Legislator Lyndon Williams (D-Mount Vernon) and the Board’s Majority Whip, Legislator Judy Myers (D-Larchmont) have been tapped to co-chair this special committee. Williams, a former member of the Mount Vernon City Council, is a Certified Public Accountant and corporate lawyer. Myers, the former chair of the Board’s Family, Health and Human Services Committee, which tackled critical issues — from childcare to AIDS to saving the Westchester Medical Center – and, currently serves as the Board’s representative on the County Board of Health.
The Special Committee will be temporary, with its termination happening by March 31, 2010 with a report of recommendations to the Committee on Budget & Appropriations. A full vote by the Board of Legislators is expected to be taken no later than June 15, 2010. There will be no additional compensation for legislators serving on this committee.
Background
The County Executive presented the Board with a plan to have non-union managers, commissioners and directors make a 15% contribution towards their health care coverage. This plan, which would only affect 386 out of over 5,000 Westchester County employees and provide a meager savings of roughly $1.00 per person. The goal for this committee is to identify $15-20 million dollars of health insurance savings to the taxpayers that will reduce the County tax bill 3-4%.
NYS Employee Medical Benefits Report 
Tiered-Scale Contributions (by county)
Contributing Counties |
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Albany |
Monroe |
Allegany |
Oneida |
Chenango |
Orange |
Delaware |
Orleans |
Dutchess |
Putnam |
Essex |
Rockland |
Fulton |
Schenectady |
Greene |
Tioga |
Hamilton |
Ulster |
Herkimer |
Wyoming |
Hudson Valley Counties (by % of employee contribution)
100% Employer-Paid Health Insurance (by county)
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Erie |
Madison |
Nassau |
Niagra |
Ontario |
Suffolk |
Westchester |
Wyoming |
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