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Dept/ Agency: Administration/Division of Personnel
Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending
Type of Service: Contract with Health Benefits Company
Purpose: Contract for Health Insurance Benefits - Claims Deflection.
Entity Name: HealthCare2U, LLC
Entity Address: 6101 W. Courtyard Drive, Building 5, Suite 210, Austin, Texas 78730
Contract Amount: Estimated Cost of $1,346,400.00
Funding Source: 2023 Budget
Contract Period: February 1, 2023 through December 31, 2023
Contract Basis: ( ) Bid ( ) State Vendor ( ) Prof. Ser. (X) EUS/Insurance
( ) Fair & Open (X) No Reportable Contributions/Statutorily Barred ( ) RFP ( ) RFQ
( ) Private Sale ( ) Grant ( ) Sub-recipient ( ) N/A
Additional Information:
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WHEREAS, full-time employees for the City of Newark (the "City"), currently are not provided with any voluntary health care benefits; and
WHEREAS, the City, wishes to provide an option for health benefits to its employees; and
WHEREAS, HealthCare2U, LLC, 6101 W. Courtyard Drive, Building 5, Suite 210, Austin, Texas 78730, is a non-insurance healthcare alternative that eliminates claims while providing convenient and affordable access to direct primary care at a cost not to exceed One Million Three Hundred Forty-Six Four Hundred Dollars and Zero Cents ($1,346,400.00); and
WHEREAS, through its proprietary network, HealthCare2U members receive access to a nationwide proprietary private physician network for acute care at $10.00 for an in-office visit and $25.00 for urgent care; and
WHEREAS, HealthCare2U also offers around-the-clock telehealth for $0.00 out-of-pocket costs; and
WHEREAS, HealthCare2U is built into the overall Aetna self-insured medical program, as the City's underwriters and actuaries were able to lower the City's maximum cost for self-insurance this Aetna as a result of utilization of this program; ...
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