NOTE: A position with the Employee Healthy Plan Trust is strictly VOLUNTEER, and is NOT a paid position. Purpose: The UUA Employee Health Plan Trust oversees the UUA Health Plan, a self-funded plan which provides comprehensive health insurance to approximately 1,500 members, the employees, and their dependents of the UUA National Office and 350+ congregations.
The Committee approves changes to the various benefits offered, sets the premiums charged individuals and their employers, and exercises fiduciary responsibility for the Plan and its assets.
Key responsibilities: The responsibilities of the UUA Employee Benefits Trustees are to make policy decisions for the Health Plan and provide oversight of Plan activities, including:
determining the third party administrator and other vendors that will work for or support the Trust on a fee for service basis, approving contracts with vendors that are signed by the UUA Treasurer in his/her capacity as a UUA Employee Benefits Trusteeassuring that the Health Plan Director and other persons hired for administrative purposes carry out their duties in a professional mannerapproving any changes in benefits or rates proposed by the Health Plan Directorundertaking periodic reviews of the Trust's financial performance, funding safeguards, and stop-loss insurance protection; providing timely reports to the UUA Board of Trustees on the numbers of enrollees, claims experience, and the financial condition of the Planauthorizing a claims review committee (which may include Trustees) for purposes of reviewing and authorizing or denying payment of claims that have been initially denied by the third party administratorassuring that funds collected by the Trust for the payment of claims, insurance premiums, administrative expenses, and other bona fide expenses are not co-mingled with operating funds of the UUAauthorizing reimbursement from the Trust to the UUA for expenses which it incurs in administering the Trust including but not limited to payroll and expenses of the Director and/or other UUA staff whose work is dedicated to Trust activities Skills needed: Current experience, preferably at a senior level, in health insurance policy, health plan administration, or pharmacy benefit management, as a financial, human resources, and/or medical professional.
Length of Term: 2 years (reappointment to max. 8 years)
Meetings: 4-5 annually (2 meetings in-person, in Boston)
Length of meetings: 4 hours
Additional important info: The Committee consists of 7 members, appointed by UUA Board of Trustees, including the UUA Treasurer and Financial Advisor, plus 5 members, each of whom is a member of a UU congregation.
The Committee engages in open meeting practices, regularly posting its minutes and reports, as appropriate, and applying procedures of process observation to ensure full participation by all members.