INTRODUCTION
(1) Call to Order
(2) Public Comments
ACTION ITEMS
(3) Committee Report 25-31: Medical Request for Proposal (RFP) for Plan Year 2026 Negotiation Results – That the JLMBC adopt the following actions:
a) Receive and note the reported results from the RFP Review Committee regarding negotiations with the selected health plan providers for Plan Year 2026.
b) Accept the proposed medical plan pricing from Blue Shield, Kaiser Permanente, and United Healthcare for Plan Year 2026.
c) Find that Los Angeles Administrative Code (LAAC) Section 4.307 (d), “Non-Kaiser Full-Network HMO Option”, is not applicable to the three-carrier medical plan model proposed for Plan Year 2026.
d) Refer consideration to amend LAAC Section 4.307(d) to the newly formed Ad Hoc Subcommittee on Governance.
e) Direct staff to schedule presentations from health plan providers, as requested by JLMBC members, subsequent to and separate from LAwell Program adoption of Plan Year 2026.
f) Direct staff to report back to the JLMBC, at its next meeting, with updates on the outstanding LAwell Plan changes for 2026.
(Estimated 90 minutes)
(4) Committee Report 25-32: 2026 LAwell Plan Adoption – That the JLMBC
take the following actions:
A. Annual Service Providers – Recommend to the Personnel Department
General Manager approval of 2026 LAwell Program benefit service
providers as follows:
1) Blue Shield as the selected bidder of a Request for Proposals to provide the following medical plans:
i. Blue Shield Trio HMO (Trio HMO)
ii. Blue Shield High Deductible Health Plan (Blue Shield HDHP PPO)
iii. Blue Shield Preferred Provider Option (Blue Shield PPO)
2) Kaiser Permanente (Kaiser) as the selected bidder of a Request for
Proposals to provide the following medical plan:
i. Kaiser HMO
3) United Healthcare (UHC) as the selected bidder of a Request for
Proposals to provide the following medical plans:
i. UHC Harmony HMO (Harmony HMO)
ii. UHC Signature Value HMO (Signature Value HMO)
4) Delta Dental (Delta) for the 2026 renewal of the following dental plans:
i. Delta Dental Preferred Provider Option (Delta PPO)
ii. Delta Dental HMO
iii. Delta Dental Preventative Only PPO (
5) Anthem for the 2026 renewal of the of the following vision plan:
i. Blue View Vision
6) Metlife for the 2026 renewal of the of the following life insurance plans:
i. Basic Employee Life Insurance
ii. Supplemental Employee Life Insurance
iii. Dependent Life Insurance
7) Standard Insurance Company for the 2026 renewal of the following disability insurance plans:
i. Basic Disability Insurance
ii. Supplemental Disability Insurance
8) Metlife for the 2026 renewal of the following accidental death and dismemberment insurance plan:
i. Employee Accidental Death
ii. Family Accidental Death
9) Optum for the 2026 renewal of the following employee assistance program:
i. Support Plus – Employee and Family Assistance Program
10) Ameriflex for the 2026 renewal of the following tax-advantaged spending accounts:
i. Healthcare Flexible Spending Account
ii. Dependent Care Reimbursement Account
B. Program Design Changes – Approve the following recommended
Program Design Changes from staff for Plan Year 2026:
1) High Deductible Health Plan - Health Savings Account (HSA)
i. Approve the addition of a HSA to be administered by the medical plan provider without any employer contribution.
2) Healthcare Flexible Spending Accounts (HFSA).
i. Increase the annual maximum contribution for the HFSA by
$100 from $3,200 to $3,300.
3) Dependent Care Reimbursement Account (DCRA).
i. Increase the annual maximum for the DCRA by $2,500 from $5,000 to $7,500, pending successful incorporation of the regulation change by the Internal Revenue Service.
C. Proposed Expenditure change for Fiscal Year – Receive and note
information regarding the projected LAwell Program expenditure
changes for Calendar Year 2026
D. Adoption of 2026 LAwell Program – Request that the Personnel
Department transmit a report from the JLMBC Chairperson and Vice-
Chairperson to the City Council for recommended adoption of the 2026
LAwell Program
(Estimated 45 minutes)
(5) Committee Report 25-33: Staffing support for Open Enrollment for Plan Year 2026 – That the JLMBC approve use of its Keenan and Segal consultants to supplement City staffing during the Open Enrollment period for Plan Year 2026 (October 2025)
(Estimated 15 minutes)
INFORMATIONAL ITEMS
(6) Committee Report 25-34: Draft Open Enrollment Communication Plan for Plan Year 2026 (October 2025) – Informational report providing an update on the planned communication activities and strategy from July 2025 to January 2026 for Plan Year 2026.
(Estimated 20 minutes)
CONCLUDING ITEMS
(7) Request for Future Agenda Items
(8) Next Regular Meeting Dates:
● August 7, 2025 – Regular Meeting (In-Person with live broadcast/teleconference option for participation from the public)
● September 4, 2025 – Regular Meeting (In-Person with live broadcast/teleconference option for participation from the public)
● October 2, 2025 – Regular Meeting (In-Person with live broadcast/teleconference option for participation from the public)