Joint Labor, Health and Social Services Committee

October 10-11, 2011
Game & Fish Regional Office

303 Energy Lane

Casper, Wyoming

 

Monday, October 10

 

8:00 a.m.          Call to order

8:05 a.m.          Unemployment Insurance – federal compliance (12LSO-0118)

                        Report on combining Depts. of Workforce Services and Employment

·         Joan Evans – Dept. of Workforce Services

 

8:30 a.m.          Regulation of Local Government Self Insurance/Trusts by Dept. of Insurance (12LSO-0117)

·         Ken Vines – Wyo. Insurance Dept.

 

9:15 a.m.          Health Insurance Exchanges

·         Elizabeth Hoy, Governor's Health Policy Adviser

·         Public Consulting Group (Christian Jones, Sean Huse, Robert Parr, Tyler Covey, Alicia Holmes)

·         Health Benefits Exchange Steering Committee (Sen. Bill Landen, Rep. Elaine Harvey, Andy Fitzgerald, Meredith Asay)

 

Noon                Lunch recess

 

1:30 p.m.          Health Insurance Exchanges (continued)

·         Dr. Norman Thurston, Health Policy and Reform Initiatives Coordinator, Utah Department of Health

 

2:15 p.m.          Effects of Smoking on Medicaid Budget

·         Jason Mincer, Government Relations Director, American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network

 

2:45 p.m.          Community Health Centers

·         Jan Drury, Pat Monahan – Wyoming Primary Care Association

 

3:15 p.m.          WAMHSAC providers – state health insurance plan

                                    Mark Russler, Dr. David Birney

 

3:45 p.m.          Public Comment (Please note that commenters will be limited to five minutes per person or organization)

Joint Labor, Health and Social Services Committee

October 10-11, 2011
8:00 a.m.
Game & Fish Regional Office

303 Energy Lane

Casper, Wyoming

 

Tuesday, October 11

 

 

8:00 a.m.          Medicaid Cost Study update

Medicaid Options Study update

·         Meredith Asay – Wyoming Dept. of Health

8:30 a.m.          At-Will State Employee Study

·         Chris Boswell – Dept. of Administration and Information

·         Kari Jo Gray -- Governor's Office

 

10:15 a.m.        Healthy Frontiers update

·         Rick Schum – Blue Cross/Blue Shield of Wyoming

·         Senator Charles Scott

 

11:30 a.m.        Wyoming Liberty Group – Health Care Reform and the PPACA

·         Regina Meena

 

Noon                Luncheon Recess

 

1:30 p.m.          Wyoming Department of Health Changes – update

·         Tom Forslund – Wyoming Dept. of Health

 

2:30 p.m.          Public Comment (Please note that commenters will be limited to five minutes per person or organization)

 

2:45 p.m.          Committee Business – bill drafts, assignments

 

 

Adjourn upon completion of committee business.

 

PLEASE NOTE:  Presenters are requested to submit written materials and handouts to the Legislative Service Office no later than one week before the meeting date.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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