AGENDA

Health Reform Task Force

Utah Legislature

Thursday, December 4, 2014 • 9:00 a.m. • Room 210 Senate Building

Approximate

Time Frame

9:00 1. Task Force Business

• Call to order

• Approval of the minutes of the October 23, 2014, meeting

9:05 2. Behavioral Healthcare Workgroup

The task force will be briefed on the work of its Behavioral Healthcare Workgroup.

• Rep. Dean Sanpei

• Task force discussion/action

9:30 3. Extending the Availability of Health Insurance

The task force will receive additional details about Governor Gary R. Herbert’s Healthy Utah proposal negotiated with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. The task force may also consider other options for extending health insurance to those not currently covered, with or without funding available under the federal Affordable Care Act.

• Utah Department of Health

• Task force discussion/action

11:00 4. Charity Care: The Role of Community Clinics

The task force will be briefed on the provision of charity care by community healthcare clinics.

• Dr. Mansoor S. Emam, MD

• Task force discussion/action

11:15 5. Medicaid Accountable Care Organizations

The task force will consider issues related to the operation of Medicaid accountable care organizations.

• Utah Hospital Association

• Task force discussion/action

11:30 6. Other Business

The task force will be briefed on recent regulatory developments under the federal Affordable Care Act and discuss potential future meeting dates.

• Ms. Cathy Dupont, Associate General Counsel

• Task force discussion/action

11:40 7. Adjourn