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