Ohio libraries newsletter.

              OHIO ·LIBRARY ASSOC IATION OFFERS BLUE CROSS/BLUE SHIELD PLAN TO MEMBERSHIP
The Ohio Library Association Board of Directors on May
16 , 1975 approved a proposal submitted by the Blue Cross/
Blue Shield Statewide Group office in Columbus f or the en­rollment
of Ohio public libraries with two or more employ­ees
throughout the state on local rates by each of the
seven (7) Blue Cross and Blue Shield Plans.
Enrollment will first be offered to all public libraries
not presentl y partic ipating in local Blue Cross/ Blue Shield
plans . The coverage to be provided is outlined in the en­closed
plan and at the rates quoted be l ow .
After the local Blue Cross plans r eprese ntatives have
contacted all unenroll ed libraries , they will then person­a
l ly contact libraries presently participating in Blue Cross
plans to give them the opportunity t o upgrade their coverage
")to, at least , that shown in the OLA/BC/BS proposal . Rates
for presently enrolled l i braries wi l l depend upon present
experience.
An announcement of the plan was sent to library directors
and library board presidents. Library boards are empowered
(Sec. 3375 . 40 (L) O. R. C.) to "procure and pay all or part of
the cost of group life, hospi tal ization, surgical , or major
medical insurance or a combination of any of the foregoing
types of insurance or coverage , whether issued by an insur­ance
company , hospi tal service association, or non- profit
medi cal care corporation dul y licensed by the s tate , cover­ing
its employees and in the case of hospitalization, sur­gical,
and major medical insurance , also covering the
dependents and spouses of such employees".
Many library boards already are providing paid hospital ,
medical and group lif e insurance. Various patterns of par­t
icipation was observed inthe OLA/BC/BS survey. A board may
pay 100% of the coverage or perhaps only the single rate.
The quoted monthly rates are for the OLA proposed package
for unenrolled libraries.
Single Family
Clevel and (Cuy . Co . ) $ 25 .97 $ 65 . 87 Canton
) Richland County 19 .85 49.67 Columbus
Summit County 24 . 06 59 . 42 Lima
Lorain County 24.04 61 . 16 Toledo
Medina County 21.81 54.06 Youngstown
Lake and Geauga Cos . 23.19 59.01 Cincinnati
Portage County 21.36 53.25
Ashtabula County 19.91 50.85
Ashland county 17.47 43.87
OLA In Action
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