Austin Chamber Podcast Features HELPcare Clinic
The Austin Area Chamber of Commerce has a new podcast called Heart of Austin, Minnesota: Big Stories from a Small Town. Earlier this week it published an episode called "How HELPcare Clinic is Saving Mower County Money—and Changing Healthcare."
Click the link above or the image below to listen:
As the podcast says, it's truly A Triple-Win Story:
- Employees get lower monthly premiums and $0 out-of-pocket care options
- Mower County will save at least $678,000 on employee health care costs, and reducing property tax increases for Mower County residents and businesses.
- The additional members make it possible for HELPcare Clinic to grow its scope of services available to all members.
Related to point #2 above, the Austin Daily Herald reported this week that the Mower County Board had approved a 4.99% tax levy increase for 2025, down slightly from last year's 5.5% increase. While the board had several challenges to overcome, the article noted that ...
At the same time, the county found some places that helped the process, including a savings of $775,000 resulting from a switch in health insurance planning for the county.
Learn more about the Mower County Health Plan, and check out our Health Insurance with HELPcare page to see how we can help you provide better health care benefits in your workplace at lower cost.
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