DAS General Services Building
1225 Ferry St SE, Ste B, Salem
 
PEBB Public Meeting Minutes
Tues., July 17, 2012; 10:30 a.m.-1:00 p.m.
 
                                                                                                                      APPROVED - 20121120
NOTE:  Time codes for the video stream (xx:xx:xx) are provided at the beginning of each section and at each action taken by the Board. Please refer to the recorded video stream of this meeting for additional details. Agenda items may be heard out of order.
 
Click here to download the meeting agenda and handouts.
 
PEBB Board Members
Sean Kolmer, Chair
Peter Callero
Sen. Betsy Johnson, ex officio
Tom Jovick
Rep. Tina Kotek, ex officio (absent)
 
Diane Lovell, Vice Chair
Paul McKenna
Mitch Morrow
Rich Peppers
Jeanene Smith
PEBB Staff
Bobbie Barott
Joan Kapowich
 
Kathy Loretz
Chérie Taylor
Guests
Gary Daniels, Regence
Angela Downing, Regence
Megan Myrick, Willamette Dental
Vicki Palmer, PEBB member
Bridget Parksion, PEBB member
Cindi Peterson, UO
Cynthia Platonov, ODS
David Scearce, The Standard
 
Cash Singleton, Providence
Diane Skutack, BHS
Sophary Sturdevant, Kaiser
Tom Syltebo, Kaiser
Dennis Thompson, Statesman Journal
Dana Tierney, Regence
Deborah Tremblay, OJD
Adam Villareal, LEG
 
Consultants
Mikel Gray, Mercer (by phone)
 
 
Agenda
Welcome/Approval of Minutes
PEBB Statewide Plan PCP Benefit Option
Retiree and COBRA HEM Participation
Public Comment on Action Items
 
2013 HEM Plan Design
RFP Update
Public Comment on general issues

 
VIDEO STREAM: 00:00:00/02:12:58
1.
Welcome/Approval of Minutes (info/action: Bdatts.1/1A)
Chair Kolmer called the meeting to order and welcomed members and attendees. He then called for approval of the Board’s June 19 and 29, 2012 Board meetings.
 
ACTION: Peter Callero moved to approve the minutes as presented. Tom Jovick seconded the motion, which the Board passed unanimously.
 
Administrator Kapowich provided the Board with an update on program activities.
 
 
0:00:01
 
 
 
 
0:01:07
 
0:01:12
2.
PEBB Statewide Plan PCP Benefit Option (info/action: Bdatt.2)
Administrator Kapowich presented a 2013 primary care provider (PCP) benefit option designed to promote provider participation in OHA’s Patient Centered Primary Care Home accreditation process. Once accredited, full-time members’ benefits share for use of these in-network PCPs would decrease from 15% to 10% (from 20% to 15% for part-time members).
 
ACTION: Diane Lovell moved for Board adoption of this plan design modification for the 2013 benefit year. The motion was seconded by Tom Jovick and unanimously approved by roll-called vote.
 
 
0:05:40
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
0:20:54
3.
Retiree and COBRA HEM Participation (info/action: Bdatt.3)
Deputy Administrator Loretz discussed HEM program participation requirements for these members.
 
ACTION: The Board held this item over to its Aug. 21 meeting, pending a request that staff further review the issues.
 
 
0:21:23
 
 
0:33:14
 
Public Comment (on action items)
 
No public comment on meeting action items was submitted to the Board.
 
 
 
0:34:14
4.
2013 HEM Plan Design (info/action: Bdatt.4)
Administrator Kapowich discussed 2013 HEM program activity recommendations with the Board, which were updated to include Board discussions on this item from its June 19 meeting (see item 4.).
 
ACTION: Jeanene Smith moved to approve the 2013 HEM program design recommendations. Diane Lovell seconded the motion, providing the two additional program requirements were clarified, which the Board approved unanimously by roll-called vote.
 
 
0:34:20
 
 
 
 
 
 
01:01:51
 
Return from brief recess
01:00:32
5.
RFP Update (info/discussion: Bdatt.5)
Mikel Gray, Mercer, discussed the initial decision elements of the Board’s upcoming RFP structure. After discussion, the Board requested that Mercer revisit this item at the Board’s Aug. 21 meeting, with more detail regarding the elements.
 
 
01:02:15
 
Peter Callero requested Board consideration for a small extension for member completion of HEM e-lesson deadlines, citing disruption caused by log-in problems on vendor systems. Diane Lovell moved to send member’s an email stating that the Board recognizes due to heavy, last-minute portal traffic by members trying to complete e-lessons before the final deadline, technical difficulties ensued, so if you attempted to do your e-lessons and weren’t able to, you have until the 21st to finish them. Tom Jovick and Rich Peppers simultaneously seconded the motion. Chair Kolmer requested a motion amendment, that if you can document that you had issues, you have until the 21st to finish your e-lessons. Ms. Lovell remarked that if you can document your system log-in issues, you already can finish – that this latest deadline was aimed toward members who attempted log-in, but didn’t leave message information in the system. Upon rolled-called vote, the motion failed to pass by a split vote – four for and four against.
 
01:28:17
 
01:59:31
 
 
 
 
02:00:07
 
 
 
 
 
02:01:00
 
Public Comment (general)
 
Bridget Parksion presented oral public comment to the Board. Cheryl Hallowell submitted written public comment to the Board.
 
 
 
02:02:39
 
ADJOURN
02:12:56