Whereas, health-care costs have been rising steadily in recent years;

Whereas, the increasing cost of health care has been and remains a significant and increasing burden to many University of Alabama faculty and staff members; and

Whereas, in particular the addition of a $75/person/contract/year prescription drug deductible in 2004 has proved an especially harsh burden to plan members, and the University’s decision to lower that cost to $50 (and limit it to the first three persons on any contract) rather than to $25 as recommended by the University standing Faculty-Staff Benefits Committee is a commendable but insufficient reduction of this burden,

Therefore, be it resolved by the Faculty Senate of The University of Alabama, that the prescription drug deductible be lowered to $25/person/contract/year.

Adopted by the Faculty Senate

November 16, 2004