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. Fred Wood |
| Sen. Patti Anne Lodge |
Rep. Lynn Luker |
| Sen. Steve Vick |
Rep. Brandon Hixon |
| Sen. Marv Hagedorn |
Rep. Luke Malek |
| Sen. John Tippets |
Rep. John Rusche |
| Sen. Dan Schmidt |
Rep. Elaine Smith |
Staff: Ryan Bush, Jared Tatro, Secretary: Charmi Arregui
Meeting Agendas:
October 7, 2013
November 4, 2013
December 9, 2013
Meeting Minutes:
October 7, 2013
November 4, 2013
December 9, 2013
October 7 Meeting – Presentations & Handouts:
- Discussion of Insurance Exchanges in Other States, Joy Johnson Wilson, NCSL
- DHW – Medicaid Program Integrity, Steve Bellomy, Bureau Chief, Audit and Investigation
- Your Health Idaho, Amy Dowd, Executive Director
- High Risk Pool Operations Report, Laren Walker, Administrator, High Risk Reinsurance Pool
- Idaho Medicaid Update, Paul Leary, State Medicaid Director
- Plan Review & Recommendation, Bill Deal, Director, Department of Insurance
November 4 Meeting – Presentations & Handouts:
- Special Study: School-based Services, Steve Bellomy, Bureau Chief, Audit and Investigation
- A School District’s Perspective on Billing Medicaid and Medicaid Audits, Kindel Mason, Special Education Director, Jerome School District
- thriveidaho, Teresa Luna, Director, Department of Administration
- Update on Your Health Idaho, Amy Dowd, Executive Director
- Department of Health and Welfare Update and 2014 Budget Preview, Richard Armstrong, Director
- Catastrophic Health Care Cost Program, Roger Christensen, Chairman of the Board
- Immunization in Idaho: Where Do We Stand?, Dr. Christine Hahn, State Epidemiologist, Department of Health and Welfare
- Vaccinations in Idaho and the Idaho Childhood Immunization Policy Commission, Dr. Perry Brown, Chairman, Idaho Childhood Immunization Policy Commission
- ACA and “Grandfathered” Plans, Dave Jeppesen, Sr. VP Sales and Marketing, Blue Cross of Idaho
December 9 Meeting – Presentations & Handouts:
- Idaho State Health Innovation Plan (SHIP) Update, Dr. Ted Epperly, CEO, Family Medicine Residency of Idaho
- The Arkansas Health Care Independence Program, Richard Armstrong, Director, Department of Health and Welfare
- Your Health Idaho Update, Amy Dowd, Executive Director
- Insurance Exchanges in Other States, Brett Graham & Dan Schuyler, Leavitt Partners
- Time Sensitive Emergency System of Care, Elke Shaw-Tulloch, Administrator, Division of Public Health
- High Five Program to Fight Childhood Obesity, Dr. Kendra Witt-Doyle, Blue Cross Foundation Manager
- Increasing Access to Epinephrine in Idaho Schools, Starla Higdon, Executive Director, Treasure Valley Food Allergy Network
- Draft Legislation Regarding Epinephrine in Idaho Schools, Starla Higdon, Executive Director, Treasure Valley Food Allergy Network
- Idaho Medical Association Handout, Ken McClure
- Draft Legislation Regarding Battery of Health Workers, Ken McClure
- Draft Legislation Regarding Risk Based Capital (RBC), Tom Donovan, Deputy Director, Department of Insurance