The City's Group Health fund pays claims to Renown for medical services.   Paid claims for medical services at Renown, include but are not limited to in-patient hospitalization, out-patient hospitalization, emergency room services, urgent care facilities, laboratories, radiology centers, skilled nursing and rehabilitation centers.

The current three-year Agreement with Renown will expire on December 31, 2018. NHP began negotiating a renewal of the current Agreement with Renown in early 2018.  NHP, the contracting arm of the Nevada Business Group on Health (NVBGH), is an organization of Nevada employers committed to containing health care costs. NHP provides access to high-quality health care benefits at a sustainable cost. Members of NHP, including the City of Sparks, are public and private sector self-insured employers who actively participate in medical and health care services contracts.

As a self-insured group health plan, city staff, with the assistance of NHP and NVBGH, continues to look for competitive vendor relationships to address challenges with the rising cost of medical care. A new participation agreement with Renown will allow the City to continue the current relationship, providing hospital and related services to members on the City’s Group Health Plan. Additionally, by keeping Renown on the City's Group Health Plan, members will experience no disruption to current treatment and maintain Renown as an in-network hospital.

This Participation Agreement with Renown is for three-years and provides a competitive renewal rate for medical services.

1. The Council may choose to participate in an Agreement with Renown for medical services for employees, dependents and retirees covered by the City’s Group Health Plan for the period of January 1, 2019 through December 31, 2021; and authorize the City Manager to execute the Participation Agreement for these services.

2. The Council may choose not to participate in an Agreement negotiated by NHP with Renown for medical services for employees, dependents and retirees covered by the City's Group Health Plan for the period of January 1, 2019 through December 31, 2021.

3. The Council may choose not to participate an Agreement negotiated by NHP with Renown for medical services for employees, dependents and retirees covered by the City's Group Health Plan for the period January 1, 2019 through December 31, 2021 and direct the City Manager to provide alternatives to staff.

I move to approve participation in an agreement negotiated by NHP with Renown for medical services for employees, dependents and retirees covered by the City’s Group Health Plan for the period January 1, 2019 through December 31, 2021; and authorize the City Manager to execute the Agreement for these services.