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This proposal outlines the MHECare program for the Midwestern Higher Education Compact member states, addressing affordability, coverage options, and timeline for implementation. The plan aims to compare MHECare with the current United Healthcare contract and seeks to establish a more beneficial student health insurance program.
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Midwestern Student Health Collaboration Request for Proposal October 2009 Jonathan Eichten, Office of the Chancellor
Core Student Health Insurance Program • Midwestern Higher Education Compact (MHEC) • Proposal called MHECare • 12 MHEC member states on committee (representing 1030 institutions)
Fit with MnSCU system • Once established, MHECare will an option for our system at next RFP • Current system contract (United Healthcare) ends in 2011, but with annual review clause • Many possible scenarios; step one will be to compare MHECare with our current contract • Campuses may propose to be part of the soft mandatory pilot
Some Key Issues • Affordability: Annual premium, copays, maximum annual coverage ($250K), quality of customer service • Mandatory with soft waivers • Optional coverages (vision, dental, athletics, and other); implications to pricing structure
Timeline • RFP process Round 1 with December 2009 as target • Likely will be a Round 2 RFP • Target is to have a plan in place by August, 2010.