Explanation
BACKGROUND:
The Human Resources Department requests to modify the contract with Community Insurance Company dba Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield (“Contract”) to update the contract with additional services. This is solely an administrative modification; no additional funds are being requested. The modification is necessary as additional services have been identified as beneficial to the plans’ members. This ordinance also seeks authorization to permit the Director of Human Resources to similarly modify the Contract to add services facilitating plan administration of claims and utilization, so long as such modifications carry no fiscal impact to the City.
The contract term is 3 years, with two (2) one (1) year renewals and the initial contract was approved under Ordinance 3369-2025. A contract modification, 2070-2026 was previously passed that updated the COBRA fee schedule.
FISCAL IMPACT: N/A
Title
To authorize the Director of the Department of Human Resources to enter into contract modification(s) with Community Insurance Company dba Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield to add services facilitating plan administration of claims and utilization, so long as such modifications carry no fiscal impact to the City. ($0.00)
Body
WHEREAS, it is in the best interest of the City of Columbus to enter into a contract modification with Community Insurance Company dba Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield modification to add additional services to the contract; and
WHEREAS, the additional services are options under Community Insurance Company dba Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield to assist the plan with effective administration of claims and utilization; and
WHEREAS, it has become necessary in the usual daily operation of the Department of Human Resources to modify the Contract with Community Insurance Company dba Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield; NOW, THEREFORE,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLUMBUS:
SECTION 1. That the Director of the Departmen...
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