In february of this year and december of last year where we discussed the delta dental retiree ppo and a n is survey with a lot of responses. Next meeting in may well come back and well be discussing that renewal then. Well just jump right into the the retiree renewels. First well talk about the delta care hmo through 2015. Weve included it in the presentation just for your information so that the rates found on page 5 will continue through the end of 2015. The Retiree Union hmo this has been the rate for a while now and its offered another rate pass on this plan for another 2 years. The rates found on page six will be guaranteed through the end of 2016. Any questions about the retiree renewels at this point . Questions from the board . All right. Weve move on to the active portion. On page 8 weve included the delta rate hmo retiree rate guaranteed for the end of 2015. With the retiree Pacific Union hmo, the active Pacific Union hmo has also offered a rate pass for 2 years. The rates f
Beyond where we were. So, i think these are very reasonable expectations. We ask if you had Strategic Issues that you were actively considering that would have an impact on our rates that you let us know about them. That was a very explicit request last year. So i think it is wholly reasonable on our part that you would have that expectation of us. Absolutely. There is a segment that you offer at every meeting that gives us an opportunity to address you with things that are going on in the market. All right. Thank you for that. Director dodd . I just want to clarify the caveat number for optical benefits we would only be able to agree to that if it doesnt violate our vsp contract. I think we talked about that before. You are okay with eliminating that if it isnt in any violation . Absolutely. If you have a restriction from doing that, we would recognize that. You are absolutely right. I forgot that piece. Any other questions . Other questions from the board at this point . Commissioner
Issues that you were actively considering that would have an impact on our rates that you let us know about them. That was a very explicit request last year. So i think it is wholly reasonable on our part that you would have that expectation of us. Absolutely. There is a segment that you offer at every meeting that gives us an opportunity to address you with things that are going on in the market. All right. Thank you for that. Director dodd . I just want to clarify the caveat number for optical benefits we would only be able to agree to that if it doesnt violate our vsp contract. I think we talked about that before. You are okay with eliminating that if it isnt in any violation . Absolutely. If you have a restriction from doing that, we would recognize that. You are absolutely right. I forgot that piece. Any other questions . Other questions from the board at this point . Commissioner fraser . This is the lawyer in me. Is this the rate of single employees. We have a multitude of rates
Charges and fees that we know about now, are included in our rate guarantee. These are new legislative or demands of carriers that are unknown at this point. All right. I thank you for those clarifications. I think that this under scores and i will start this colloquy a bit. The results of the efforts of discussion during the past fall season with the staff and your team to try to get to this place, i think broadly no one solicited my opinion this is extraordinary news in the main and as its more talked about has to get over the skeptic of this belief that you are not buying in our business somehow but i absolutely feel that you have come to this discussion in very good faith in trying to layout a way of partnership that moves up substantially beyond where we were. So, i think these are very reasonable expectations. We ask if you had strategic ises that you were actively considering that would have an impact on our rates that you let us know about them. That was a very explicit request
Considering that would have an impact on our rates that you let us know about them. That was a very explicit request last year. So i think it is wholly reasonable on our part that you would have that expectation of us. Absolutely. There is a segment that you offer at every meeting that gives us an opportunity to address you with things that are going on in the market. All right. Thank you for that. Director dodd . I just want to clarify the caveat number for optical benefits we would only be able to agree to that if it doesnt violate our vsp contract. I think we talked about that before. You are okay with eliminating that if it isnt in any violation . Absolutely. If you have a restriction from doing that, we would recognize that. You are absolutely right. I forgot that piece. Any other questions . Other questions from the board at this point . Commissioner fraser . This is the lawyer in me. Is this the rate of single employees. We have a multitude of rates. So what is the explicit unde