DAS General Services Building
1225 Ferry St SE, Ste B, Salem
Public Meeting Minutes
Tues., Jan. 18, 2011; 9:30 a.m.-1:00 p.m.
APPROVED - 20110215
NOTE: Time codes for the video stream (xx:xx:xx) are provided at the beginning of each section. Please refer to the recorded video stream of this meeting for additional details. Items may be heard out of agenda order.
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PEBB Board Members
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Rich Peppers, PEBB Chair
Peter Callero
Rocky King (absent)
Nora Leibowitz
| Diane Lovell
Paul McKenna
Fariborz Pakseresht
Jeanene Smith (absent)
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PEBB/OEBB Staff
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Joan Kapowich
Kathy Loretz
Wendy Edwards
Bobbie Barott
| Ingrid Norberg
Chelsea Hollingsworth
Margaret Smith-Isa
Chérie Taylor
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Guests
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Jennifer Aberg, VSP
Cash Singleton-Davis, Providence
Helen Noonan-Harnsberger, Providence
Shelia Jameson, Providence
Laurel Klaus, Regence BCBS
Julie Marshall, Cascade EAP
Megan Myrick, Willamette Dental
| Cynthia Platonov, ODS
Jean Poling, Kaiser
David Robertson, Providence
David Scearce, The Standard
Diane Skutack, BHS
Denise Yunker, OUS
Andrea Zottola, Providence
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Consultants
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Mikel Gray, Mercer (via phone)
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Agenda
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1.
| Welcome and Approval of Minutes (info/action: Bdattachs.1, 1A)
Chair Peppers welcomed members and attendees.
Action: Responsive to a request from Chair Peppers, Peter Callero moved to approve the Board’s Oct. 19 and Nov. 19, 2010 minutes. Paul McKenna carried the motion, which the Board passed unanimously.
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00:06
00:35
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| Overview of Meeting and Updates (info)
Administrator Joan Kapowich provided an overview of the meeting agenda and updated the Board on topical activities.
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00:42
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2.
| Renewals/Vendor Options (info/action: Bdattachs.2, 2A)
Wendy Edwards updated the Board on its first round of renewal letters to benefit vendors. Bobbie Barott reviewed 2012 plan year voluntary benefits offerings for the Board.
Action: Diane Lovell moved to authorize issuance by the Board’s consultant of initial renewal letters to PEBB’s current optional benefits providers. Fariborz Pakseresht carried the motion, which passed unanimously.
Action: Peter Callero moved to decline offering additional voluntary benefits for plan year 2012. Diane Lovell carried the motion, which the Board passed unanimously.
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11:50
16:56
16:43
21:25
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3.
| Plan Design Options (info/discussion: Bdattach.3)
Mikel Gray, Mercer, explained Indiana’s experience with Health Savings Accounts (HSAs), and how adopting such a model as an option affects PEBB.
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22:30
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| Pharmacy Update (info/discussion: various Bdattachs.)
Dr. Sean Jones, Kaiser, and Helen Noonan-Harnsberger, and David Robertson, Providence, updated the Board on PEBB members’ year-to-date pharmacy utilization and upcoming changes.
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01:14:08
01:38:26
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| Open Enrollment Recap (info/discussion: Bdattach.4)
Wendy Edwards, Director of Operations, recapped open enrollment information for the Board.
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02:04:54
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6.
| HEDIS (info/discussion: Bdattach.5)
Margaret Smith-Isa, Program Development Coordinator, presented the most recent HEDIS data to the Board.
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02:10:56
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7.
| OPS Committee Update (info/discussion)
Paul McKenna, Operations Subcommittee Chair, shared results of the Subcommittee’s October 2010 and January 2011 meetings with the Board.
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02:24:11
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8.
| Member Survey (info/discussion: Bdattach.6)
Ingrid Norberg, Communications Director, reviewed results of the 2010 Member Survey with the Board.
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02:30:03
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9.
| Public Comment
No public comment was submitted.
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02:40:49
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| Adjourn
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