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About Advantage Health Plan
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Part of the State Employee Group Insurance
Program (SEGIP)
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Administered by the
Minnesota Department of Finance & Employee
Relations (DOER)
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Provides health insurance to 48,000 state
employees and their 72,000 dependents in the three branches of
Minnesota state government, the Minnesota State College and University
system, and various quasi-governmental bodies such as the Minnesota
Historical Society
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Self-insured program that provides health
coverage through three plans: Blue Cross Blue Shield, HealthPartners,
and PreferredOne
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Funded by fees charged to agencies and
premiums charged to members
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Spent $362 million for health coverage in
2003, $74 million (20%) of which was spent on prescription drugs
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Advantage's top 100 branded drugs accounted
for 81% of 2003 program expenditures
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More information is at:
http://www.doer.state.mn.us/ei-segip/health.htm
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