LIVE STREAM: November 11, 2026 | Risk Management & Insurance Committee Meeting | SCPPS

The November 11, 2026 Risk Management & Insurance Committee meeting of St. Charles Parish Public Schools reviewed the district’s self-insured workers’ compensation and employee health plans. Staff reported approximately $350,000 in second-injury-fund reimbursements pending and about $2.2 million received on open claims; the district uses Reimbursement Consultants, which receives 15% of recoveries. The committee also discussed workers’ compensation pharmacy costs and the potential to solicit proposals from other pharmacy benefit managers. AWPRX is the workers’ compensation pharmacy manager, while the health plan uses Optum Rx; staff said the Optum Rx contract is approaching renewal and that a procurement process is underway, with a finalist presentation anticipated. No vendor selection or contract award was made at this meeting.

The committee also received an overview of health-plan vendors, cost controls, stop-loss coverage, and the district’s vendor oversight responsibilities, including approximately $3.6 million in pharmacy rebates reported for the prior year. Members requested utilization and cost data on care-management programs and a follow-up discussion to provide direction on which services to retain or outsource before the upcoming renewal and board retreat. Staff will coordinate another committee meeting after Thanksgiving and before December 31. No procurement-related motion or spending approval was recorded; the only motion was to adjourn.