The NMI Retirement Fund has received four proposals to administer the government\u2019s group health insurance program.<\/p>\n
These include proposals from existing provider, Hawaii Pacific Medical Referral, as well as Select Care which previously submitted a proposal to privatize the Fund\u2019s group health insurance program.<\/p>\n
The local government eventually turned down Select Care\u2019s proposal following findings that it would result in higher costs.<\/p>\n
Fund administrator Karl T. Reyes said yesterday that U.S.-based Aetna also submitted a proposal.<\/p>\n
\u201cThere\u2019s a fourth company but its application is still at the post office,\u201d said Reyes.<\/p>\n
The deadline for the submission of proposals is set today.<\/p>\n
The Fund issued last month an RFP for a three-year service contract with a third party administrator. <\/p>\n
HPMR had signed a three-year contract with the Fund in August 2001. It got extended last year pending a decision to privatize the program.<\/p>\n
Since the privatization program was rejected, the Fund went ahead with its plan to seek another contractual service with a third party administration.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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