http://www.letstalkhealthcare.org/health-care-costs/the-gic-ma-cities-towns-part-iii/ Sat, 22 Nov 2008 07:46:40 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 http://www.letstalkhealthcare.org/health-care-costs/the-gic-ma-cities-towns-part-iii/#comment-5232 Bosstownbobby Thu, 13 Mar 2008 19:14:47 +0000 http://www.letstalkhealthcare.org/health-care-costs/the-gic-ma-cities-towns-part-iii/#comment-5232 As Johnny Carson used to say, "I did not know that!!!" Thank you for adding that tiny (??) point...of a mil!! As Johnny Carson used to say, “I did not know that!!!” Thank you for adding that tiny (??) point…of a mil!!

]]> http://www.letstalkhealthcare.org/health-care-costs/the-gic-ma-cities-towns-part-iii/#comment-5229 Charlie Baker Thu, 13 Mar 2008 04:32:01 +0000 http://www.letstalkhealthcare.org/health-care-costs/the-gic-ma-cities-towns-part-iii/#comment-5229 Bosstown - Thanks for signing on from my hometown. While I think it's great the town's getting a zero percent increase from MIIA for FY 2009, we should all remember that the town would have saved $1 MM if it had moved to the GIC. While the end result here is probably a good one, all things considered, small towns like Swampscott are still better off joining the big risk pool made available by the 200,000+ people covered by the GIC. And yes, the GIC has a terrific set of offerings. The notion that this choice would somehow be a step down for anyone is hard for me to believe. Bosstown - Thanks for signing on from my hometown. While I think it’s great the town’s getting a zero percent increase from MIIA for FY 2009, we should all remember that the town would have saved $1 MM if it had moved to the GIC. While the end result here is probably a good one, all things considered, small towns like Swampscott are still better off joining the big risk pool made available by the 200,000+ people covered by the GIC. And yes, the GIC has a terrific set of offerings. The notion that this choice would somehow be a step down for anyone is hard for me to believe.

]]> http://www.letstalkhealthcare.org/health-care-costs/the-gic-ma-cities-towns-part-iii/#comment-5225 Bosstownbobby Wed, 12 Mar 2008 16:55:48 +0000 http://www.letstalkhealthcare.org/health-care-costs/the-gic-ma-cities-towns-part-iii/#comment-5225 As a fellow Swampscott resident, I was carefully watching the evolution of the town's decision on its workers' health care future. Good to see that a fellow resident with a stake in health care far greater than mine is vigilant about the town's costs in this area as well. Certainly competition breeds the best deals and, being on GIC through my wife, I thought that would be a fairly good plan to select. Looks like the town's fathers (and mothers) had a bit more on the ball then me. Now if they can just figure out how to maintain the school system quality without cost overruns, we'd nominate them for sainthood...or at least the local government of the year. As a fellow Swampscott resident, I was carefully watching the evolution of the town’s decision on its workers’ health care future. Good to see that a fellow resident with a stake in health care far greater than mine is vigilant about the town’s costs in this area as well. Certainly competition breeds the best deals and, being on GIC through my wife, I thought that would be a fairly good plan to select. Looks like the town’s fathers (and mothers) had a bit more on the ball then me. Now if they can just figure out how to maintain the school system quality without cost overruns, we’d nominate them for sainthood…or at least the local government of the year.

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