After 20 years of successfully providing quality benefits, your self-funded medical plans are getting an upgrade to be more current for Montana cities and towns and your employees. While change can seem scary, these are not big changes and result in overall positive improvements to the benefit offerings.
Changes Effective July 1, 2024
- Simplified plan options: 3 standard plans.
- Slight increase to deductibles and out of pocket maximums.
- Reduction to monthly rates to mitigate annual adjustment increase.
Reasons for the Changes
- Required IRS compliance update to HDHP to remain HSA qualified.
- Provide meaningful options to help employees leverage monthly contributions to select the coverage they need.
- Provide competitive coverage comparable to other employers and the marketplace.
Overall, these changes positively impact monthly premiums to mitigate annual increases for the cities and towns and align with what is being seen in the rest of the market. Please find the resources below to help assist you through this change. As always, the MMIA EB team is here to help.
2024 Plan Change Resources
- Plan Change Explanation Flyer (PDF)
- Plan Change Chart 2024 (PDF)