AGENDA
Health
Reform Task Force
Utah Legislature
Thursday,
August 28, 2014 • 9:00 a.m. • Room 30 House Building
Approximate
Time Frame
9:00 1. Task Force Business
• Call
to order
• Approval
of the minutes of the July 17, 2014, meeting
9:05 2. Medicaid Expansion — Options
The task force
will consider options available for expanding Medicaid eligibility. The
discussion will include any updates available on Governor Gary R. Herbert’s
Healthy Utah proposal.
• Utah Department
of Health
• Task force
discussion/action
10:05 3. Medicaid Expansion — Perspectives
The task force
will consider several perspectives on expanding Medicaid eligibility.
• Mr. Marc Bennett,
Cochair, Salt Lake Chamber of Commerce Health Reform Task Force
• Mr. Andrew
Croshaw, Cochair, Salt Lake Chamber of Commerce Health Reform Task Force
• Dr. Kyle Jones
• Task force
discussion/action
10:25 4. Medicaid Expansion — An Economic Analysis of the Governor’s
Healthy Utah Plan
The task force
will receive a report on a preliminary economic analysis of Governor Gary R.
Herbert’s Healthy Utah proposal.
• Mr. Sven E.
Wilson, PhD
• Task force
discussion/action
11:00 5. State Innovations Model Grant
The Utah
Department of Health has submitted an application to the U.S. Department of
Health and Human Services for funding under the federal Affordable Care Act’s State
Innovations Model Round 2 grants. The task force will receive a report on the grant
proposal, including the portion addressing the integration of physical and
behavioral health.
• Rep.
Dean Sanpei, Chair, Behavioral Health Workgroup
• Ms.
Iona Thraen, PhD, Utah Department of Health
11:15 6. Adjourn