Annual Report - County Commissioners Association of Pennsylvania

June SorgInterim ChairElk CountyHealth AllianceBOARD OF DIRECTORSCCAP HealthAllianceOur newest insurance program,the CCAP HealthAlliance, is still in itsinfancy but will be readyto market in July. The goalof this program is to create a pooled riskgroup, similar to PComp and PCoRP, forthe purpose of purchasing group healthinsurance. The Alliance is in the processof partnering with three health insurancecarriers (UPMC, Capital Blue Cross andAetna) in order to offer coverage to allPennsylvania counties regardless of sizeor geographic location. Small to mid-sizecounties will benefit from group purchasingpower, unique funding mechanismsand increased cost control, and countieslarge enough to self-insure will be ableto remain self-insured while accessingthe group discounts afforded to the pool.Effective January 1, 2011, Berks andFranklin counties joined as “pilots” for theprogram in order to begin the process ofworking with the health insurance partnersand help determine the fundamentals necessaryfor the program’s infrastructure.The CCAP Health Alliance replaces theCCAP BEST Flex program which dissolvedeffective December 31, 2010. Theformer BEST Flex Board of Directorshas transitioned into an interim board ofdirectors for the CCAP Health Alliance.The Alliance has contracted with JonesManagement Consulting, Inc. to designand build the new program, and the lawfirm of Eckert Seamans serves as its legalcounsel.June Sorg, Commissioner, Elk County, ChairErick Coolidge, Commissioner, Tioga County,Secretary/TreasurerShane Keller, Interim Director of HR, BerksCounty, Vice ChairJennifer Biehn, Director of Human Resources,Berks CountyFred Cechman, Fiscal Operations Manager,CMSU MH/MRBasil Huffman, Commissioner, Forest CountyTeresa Jones, Human Resources Director,Bradford CountyKaren King, Human Resources Director,Lawrence CountyGail Kipp, Chief Clerk, Columbia CountyRobert Nace, Executive Director of HR, YorkCountyDale Shelley, Commissioner, Juniata CountyMaria Wagner, Assistant Human ResourcesDirector, Franklin CountySTAFF LIAISONJulia Jackson, Employee BenefitsProgram ManagerJohn Sallade, Managing Director,Insurance ProgramsAnnual Report 2011 County Commissioners Association of Pennsylvania 45