Charge: To ask and find answers for the unprecedented increases in health insurance premiums; to determine a method of limiting the assessments that may be imposed on carriers providing reinsurance by way of excess or stop-loss coverage and on carriers selling insurance in the individual market; to review options regarding initially limiting enrollment of the Individual High-Risk Reinsurance Pool in order to preserve the financial integrity of the pool.
| Sen. Dean Cameron, Co-chair |
Rep. Gary Collins, Co-chair |
| Sen. John Goedde |
Rep. Sharon Block |
| Sen. Patti Anne Lodge |
Rep. Carlos Bilbao |
| Sen. Tim Corder |
Rep. Fred Wood |
| Sen. Joyce Broadsword |
Rep. Janice McGeachin |
| Sen. Steve Vick |
Rep. John Rusche |
| Sen. Dan Schmidt |
Rep. Elaine Smith |
Staff: Ryan Bush, Matt Ellsworth, Secretary: Charmi Arregui
Meeting Agendas:
January 6, 2012
July 30, 2012
September 10, 2012
October 22, 2012
November 27, 2012 – meeting canceled
December 18, 2012 – meeting canceled
Meeting Minutes:
January 6, 2012
July 30, 2012
September 10, 2012
October 22, 2012
January 6 Meeting – Presentations & Handouts:
July 30 Meeting – Presentations & Handouts:
- Analysis of the Supreme Court’s PPACA Decision, Joy Wilson, NCSL
- Congressional Research Service Memo on Medicaid Expansion, Joy Wilson, NCSL
- Questions to the Medicaid Eligibility Expansion Workgroup, Richard Armstrong, Director, Department of Health & Welfare
- Medicaid Readiness Initiative, Russell Barron, Administrator, Self-Reliance Programs, Department of Health & Welfare
- CAT Fund Update, Roger Christensen, Chairman, CAT Fund Board
- Idaho State Planning Council on Mental Health, Martha Ekhoff & Linda Hatzenbuehler, State Planning Council on Mental Health
- 2012 Report of the Idaho State Planning Council on Mental Health, Martha Ekhoff & Linda Hatzenbuehler, State Planning Council on Mental Health
- Medicaid Managed Care Update, Paul Leary, Medicaid Plan Administrator, Department of Health & Welfare
- Idaho Medicaid Managed Care Development, Paul Leary, Medicaid Plan Administrator, Department of Health & Welfare
September 10 Meeting – Presentations & Handouts:
- Utilizing TeleMedicine to Improve Access to Medical Care in Idaho, Tiffany Whitmore, Saint Alphonsus Health System & Casey Meza, Kootenai Health
- Idaho Immunization Program: Progress and Challenges, Dr. Christine Hahn, Idaho Division of Public Health
- Idaho Immunization Assessment Board, Jack Myers, Chairman
- History of Managed Care in Idaho, Matt Ellsworth, Legislative Services Office
- Medicaid Managed Care: A Primer, Julia Paradise, Kaiser Family Foundation
- Long Term Care in a Managed Care System, Kris Ellis, Idaho Health Care Association
- Managed Care, Jack Myers, Blue Cross of Idaho
- Idaho Medicaid Challenges and Choices, Blaine Bergeson & Dr. Ana Fuentevilla, United Healthcare
- Managed Medicaid, Russ Elbel, SelectHealth
- Aetna Medicaid, Matt Cowley, Aetna
October 22 Meeting – Presentations & Handouts:
- Catastrophic Health Care Cost Program, Roger Christensen, Chairman, CAT Fund Board
- Behavioral Health Services, Ross Edmunds, Administrator, Division of Behavioral Health
- Region II Mental Health Board, Jim Rehder, Chairman
- Nonprofit State-Based Health Insurance Exchange Option, Jack Rovner, Attorney & Principal, The Health Law Consultancy
- 2012 CHIP-B and Access Card Update, Paul Leary, Administrator, Division of Medicaid
- TRICARE and Idaho’s Vaccine Financing, Dr. Christine Hahn, Idaho Division of Public Health
- Mandatory Medicaid Changes under PPACA, Matt Ellsworth, Legislative Services Office