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Savings Estimate, Preventive Care Management Solution Proposal
SIMERPU recap and commentary: Mardy Gould
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Quick recap
Evaluates a municipal PCMP proposal. Finds that the modeled service fee exceeds Medicare-only savings for much of the workforce; also discusses assumptions and operational considerations.
SIMERPU’s viewpoint
Chicago’s analysis demonstrates why workforce tax participation can materially change a savings illustration. SIMERPU would treat employer economics as a separate question from service value and the legal analysis of the structure. The report’s Medicare-only example is particularly useful for public employers evaluating a proposal.
What this source contributes
The analysis tests fees against the taxes actually applicable to a municipal workforce instead of assuming one savings rate fits everyone.
What remains unanswered
Its findings are specific to the modeled proposal and workforce. They do not measure every program’s service value or settle its tax treatment.
Mardy Gould’s take
This is exactly why I want the employer’s actual payroll facts in the conversation. A proposal can offer services worth considering and still have economics that differ from a standard example. I would separate those two discussions, show the net numbers and let the employer evaluate the complete proposition.
Questions I would bring to the conversation
1. Which payroll taxes apply to the participating employees?
2. Do fees exceed modeled savings for any employee group?
3. How is service value evaluated separately from tax savings?
Mardy Gould · Co-Founder, SIMERPU →
What would change our assessment?
Different workforce tax participation, fees or program terms could change the financial result and should be modeled explicitly.
Read the original source
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Original Author: Council Office of Financial Analysis (COFA)
Publisher: City of Chicago
Original Publication Date: Not stated
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Preventative Care Management Program (PCMP)
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Source position: Promotional
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26 CFR §1.105-2 — Amounts expended for medical care
eCFR / Office of the Federal Register
Source position: Neutral / explanatory
Keep reimbursement treatment separate from the municipal savings calculation.
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The Economic Impact of Section 125 Pre-Tax Benefits
Ignite Health; SHRM vendor directory host
Source position: Promotional
Compare the workforce-specific analysis with broader pre-tax-benefit economic claims.
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About this source
Original Updated Date: Not stated
Source Type: Government — municipal analysis / resolution
Model Discussed: Public-employer SIMERP / PCMP proposal; Medicare-only savings
Position: Neutral / explanatory
Period: Undated / current reference
Retrieved: October 31, 2026
Research and date notes
Publication date not stated. Hosted under a 2026 directory; no date inferred from that path. Four-page financial analysis, not IRS approval.
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