Resnick: Will RSCCD’s Imminent $22 Million Decision Help Regain Public Trust?

In less than 90 days, the elected trustees of the Rancho Santiago Community College District (RSCCD) will make a pivotal decision that could reshape not only the district’s employee health benefits but also its credibility with the public.

At the center of this decision is the $22 million-a-year health coverage contract—an immense figure that demands transparency, integrity, and accountability.

For years, RSCCD took a direct route in managing employee health insurance, working with providers like Principal Mutual, PacifiCare, and Anthem.

That changed nearly a decade ago, when the district outsourced coverage to the Alliance of Schools for Cooperative Insurance Programs (ASCIP), a move recommended to the RSCCD trustees by then Vice Chancellor John Didion and the committee he led.

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