When Fishers Mayor Scott Fadness began to see the rising cost of health insurance for his employees, he was shocked when told an annual increase was “only” 8%-13%.  What would a bad year yield for a health insurance increase?

As I have reported here many times, Fadness made a decision to insure the entire city staff with a plan with one provider – Community Health.  There are a few exceptions, but for the most part, those on the City of Fishers payroll go to Community for health care.

The mayor knew at that time this would not be easy for many staff members with themselves and family members already under the care of physicians and providers outside the Community network.  But with the lower cost, everyone, over time, transitioned to the new reality.

Indianapolis Business Journal reporter Daniel Lee wrote a front-page piece for the June 27 edition of the Indianapolis Business Journal about these “narrow” health plans, using the City of Fishers as the example.

You can read the IBJ story at this link.  (Note:  You may not be able to access this story if you are not an IBJ subscriber)