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PASSEDHouston City Council · 2025-10-28

The City Council approved contracts with KSPlan Administrators (KelseyCare Advantage) and Emphesys Insurance Company (Humana) to provide Medicare Advantage and Prescription Drug PPO and HMO health plans for city employees through the Human Resources Department. The contracts run up to five years (three years plus two one-year options) with a maximum value of $151,660,000, funded by the Health Benefits Fund.

What it means for you

City of Houston employees and retirees eligible for Medicare Advantage health coverage will receive their plans through KelseyCare Advantage and/or Humana under these new contracts.

Outcome

Adopted — all voting aye, nays none. Ordinance 2025-0905, official minutes of October 28, 2025.

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Official sources

Meeting minutes — full record with the vote (PDF) ↗

These are the official minutes — the narrative record of what happened at the meeting, including the vote on each item.

District A — Amy PeckADistrict B — Tarsha JacksonBDistrict C — Joe PanzarellaCDistrict D — Carolyn Evans-ShabazzDDistrict E — Fred FlickingerEDistrict F — Tiffany ThomasFDistrict G — Mary Nan HuffmanGDistrict H — Mario CastilloHDistrict I — Joaquin MartinezIDistrict J — Edward PollardJDistrict K — Martha Castex-TatumK

Official council district boundaries · City of Houston GIS. Tap a district to see who represents it.

How to weigh in

Where
City Hall, 901 Bagby, 2nd Floor, Houston, TX 77002
When
Council meets Tuesdays 1:30 p.m. & Wednesdays 9:00 a.m. Public Session — when you can speak — is Tuesdays at 2:00 p.m. (5:00 p.m. on the last Tuesday of the month).
Speak
Register by 3:00 p.m. the Monday before: call 832.393.1100, email speakers@houstontx.gov, or go in person to the City Secretary (City Hall Annex, 900 Bagby, Room P101). Each speaker gets 1–3 minutes.
Watch
Live on HTV ↗

From the City Council meetings information page. Confirm the exact date on the official agenda before you go.

Quick answersfrom the official record
How much?$151,660,000minutes ↗
Who's paid?KS PLAN ADMINISTRATORS, LLC, DBA KELSEYCARE ADVANTAGE; EMPHESYS INSURANCE COMPANY (HUMANA)minutes ↗
Which fund?Health Benefits Fundminutes ↗
Who decides?Houston City Council — its 16 members (11 district + 5 at-large) vote; the Mayor presides and also votes. Human Resources Department brought it forward. Taken up at the October 28, 2025 meeting — Adopted, all voting aye.minutes ↗

Cite this: https://plaindocket.com/item/real-cs20251028-35 — data from official records via PlainDocket.