Appeals Court Upholds Miami-Dade’s Selection of Aetna for Employee Health Plan
Miami-Dade County selected Aetna Life Insurance Company to administer its self-insured employee health plan after evaluations showed an estimated $45.5 million annual cost difference versus incumbent AvMed’s proposal. Florida’s Third District Court of Appeal ruled the county was not required to competitively bid this type of administrator contract under the cited state statute; the decision remains subject to any timely rehearing motion.