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Urban County Government Lexington reduce health insurance for the 556 employees of “external agencies” – organizations that are connected, but not directly by the city government. Based on 2008 spending, reduce the staff of the 20 organizations Lexington insurance plan would save the cash-strapped city $ 506,218 per year, the difference between what it costs and what they had to pay. Among the organizations implementing new arrangements for health insurance is the Health Department Fayette County, Kentucky League of Cities, Lexington Housing Authority, Lexington Convention & Visitors Bureau, Lexington Parking Authority and the Urban League of Lexington. “Agencies satellite had only paid their premiums,” said Susan Straub, spokeswoman for Mayor Jim Newberry. “.. No. They funded the cost of their care. “During the past three years the city has shelled out $ 2. 2 million to complete the insurance premiums paid by employees from outside agencies. In late November,” said Newberry City considers layoffs to wage cuts, furloughs and elimination of programs for the city include a projected deficit of $ 12 million to $ 13 million. Division Directors in the city government was asked to propose ways to reduce costs by 5 percent. The Council approved the cut group health insurance was on 8 December. Altogether the city provides health insurance to 3622 employees and pensioners whose health claims that have exceeded revenues by $ 8. Last 5 million years. Most authorities have until December 31, 2010 to finalize their plans for new health care, but some – like the Fayette County Health Department – the new insurance company in the next month. Health Department Commissioner Melinda Rowe said city officials told the body is covered by the program for health insurance. Instead, the department chose a plan offered by Bluegrass Family Health. However, the cost of the premiums paid by the department to go over $ 600,000 in two years, “said Rowe. Failure to provide health insurance to employees never considered,” he said. “Obviously, we have the health department, we must concentrate on our own employees and their welfare,” says Rowe. PG Peeples, president of the Urban League of Lexington, said the insurance policy in your organization is limited because only six employees. He hopes that the relationship with United Way agencies or offices of the Urban League to build the number of employees needed in a pool of trading large. “I’m disappointed that they will remove the possibility,” said Peeples. “I understand we are trying to make cost savings.” How the wind in the city to provide insurance coverage for state agencies outside the city? “For the most part, do not know very well,” said Straub. “We inherited this situation and the agreement appears to have been around for several years.” January Hour Ice, head of the Carnegie Center for Literacy, said the financial center of the city seems initially to be included in the pool of health logic. 2003 the center was an “outside agency” and began to take over their own economy, but remained in the insurance group in the city. Carnegie Center pricing has not been initiated by health policy, but has a number of years in the town plan. While the city continues to seek other ways to travel to outside agencies. Ed Lane, Councilman for District 12 in Lexington, said the city soon may consider asking outside agencies to contribute money to keep the office in the town they hold. “The recession puts great pressure on the government to provide all necessary services to taxpayers, but also allows us to see what services are essential and which are non-essential services … To try to maximize the efficiency of government much as we can,” Lane said.

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