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.

Staff: Elizabeth Bowen, Jared Tatro, Secretary: Jackie Gunn

Meeting Agendas:
October 13, 2015

Meeting Minutes:
October 13, 2015

October 13 Meeting – Presentations & Handouts:

• Budget Overview for DHW, Jared Tatro, Principal Budget and Policy Analyst, LSO
• Strategic Plan for DHW, Richard Armstrong, Director, Dept. of Health and Welfare
• Epidiolex, Dr. Christine Hahn, State Epidemiologist, Dept. of Health and Welfare
• Health Quality Planning Commission Update, Dr. J. Robert Polk, Chair HQPC
• Health Ins. in Idaho, Dean Cameron, Director, Dept. of Insurance
• High Risk Reinsurance, Laren Walker, Administrator, High Risk Reinsurance Pool
• Your Health Idaho, Pat Kelly, Executive Director, Your Health Idaho
• Health Care Task Force (history/role), Elizabeth Bowen, Legislative Research Analyst, LSO