The changes in coverage were quite extensive. I think there were over 70 benefit increases that we negotiated to many different provisions. The plan hadn't been updated in any meaningful way since 2006. Some minor changes had occurred since that time, but as I'm sure everyone can imagine, changes to health care provisions.... Costs for health care have increased, and there had not been increases in the plan since 2006, so we did negotiate many increases. In the course of negotiations, there's going to be some give-and-take, of course, and we have certainly heard from members as well. However, on balance, we believe that what we negotiated provides some very strong value for our members.
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