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The City is a founding member of HealthCare Sarasota, a local not-for-profit Preferred Provider Organization. We joined with Sarasota Memorial Hospital and other local employers to secure the best healthcare providers and pricing possible.

Locally, the Gulf Coast Provider Network is used for EPO1, EPO2 and PPO coverage. Sarasota Memorial, Manatee Memorial Hospital, Venice Hospital, numerous physicians, labs and other facilities are members. The Gulf Coast Provider Network has hospitals, facilities, and providers in Hillsborough, Pasco and Pinellas counties in addition to Sarasota and Manatee. www.gulfcoastprovider.net. For coverage outside the Gulf Coast Provider Network for those with EPO2 and PPO, go to Evolutions website at: www.ehsppo.com

The Basic Plan uses the Gulf Coast Select Network, and is managed by Sarasota Memorial Hospital. www.gulfcoastprovider.net

EPO1, EPO2, PPO and Basic use WEBTPA as their Third Party Administrator (TPA).

CAFETERIA PLAN OPTIONS

As an employee of the City of Sarasota, you are entitled to receive medical and dental benefits. You will also receive $10,000 worth of term life insurance at no cost through Standard Life Insurance. Coverage will commence the first of the month following your hire date. See chart below for single and dependent rates. If you choose to cover your dependents on your medical/dental insurance plan, there is a premium for employee + 1 dependent or employee + family, which is 2 or more dependents. The City offers four health insurance plans; a PPO Plan (Preferred Provider Organization), EPO1 & EPO2 Plans (Exclusive Provider Organization) and Basic Plan (Basic), an HMO type plan through Sarasota Memorial Hospital. Claims for all plans are processed through WEBTPA. The weekly premium will be deducted from each paycheck for PPO, EPO1, EPO2 or Navigator.

MEDICAL EMPLOYEE/DEPENDENT RATES (Weekly Deduction):
	PPO	EPO1	EPO2	Basic
Employee Only (For PBA represented employees ONLY)	$11.00	$11.00	$11.00	$ 0
Employee Only (For Teamster represented employees and non-represented employees ONLY)	1% of base annual wage÷52	1% of base annual wage÷52	1% of base annual wage÷52	$ 0
Employee + 1	$76.69	$63.74	$68.73	$40.89
Employee + Family	$89.60	$76.95	$81.94	$54.10

Spousal Surcharge: If a City employee carries their spouse on his/her medical coverage and the spouse is employed with access to insurance coverage through their employer AND declines that coverage, the City employee will be charged $11.54/wk in order to carry that spouse on City coverage as Primary. A Spousal Surcharge form must be completed and submitted with enrollment forms.

You may click on the links above to view an explanation of the benefits listed.

You may also wish to purchase other optional coverages which are explained in detail for you on this web site.

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