AGENDA

Health Reform Task Force

Utah Legislature

Thursday, September 18, 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 August 28, 2014, meeting

9:05 2. Insurance and the Criminal Justice System

The task force will explore the relationship between health insurance enrollment and participation in the criminal justice system.

• Mr. Patrick Fleming, Salt Lake County Behavioral Health Services

• Other invited presenters

• Task force discussion/action

10:05 3. Medicaid Expansion — Update on Healthy Utah Plan

The task force will be updated on Governor Gary R. Herbert’s negotiations of his Healthy Utah Plan with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

• Utah Department of Health

• Task force discussion/action

10:30 4. Addressing the “Coverage Gap”

The task force will consider options for helping individuals below the poverty level obtain health care.

• Utah Department of Health

• Task force discussion/action

11:30 5. Health Insurance Plan Rates — 2015

The task force will be briefed on premiums for 2015 group plans sold in Avenue H, the state’s small employer health insurance exchange, and premiums for 2015 nongroup health insurance plans sold in the Federal Health Insurance Marketplace.

• Utah Insurance Department

• Task force discussion/action

11:55 6. Federal Regulations Update

The task force will be briefed on recent regulations affecting the implementation of the federal Affordable Care Act.

• Ms. Cathy Dupont, Associate General Counsel

• Task force discussion/action

12:10 7. Adjourn