Bridges, here. Driscoll, here. Makras. Mdm. Clerk its time for close session open up or Public Comment on our close session items. Seeing none, Public Comment is closed. At this time [gavel] thank you we will resume at in 15 min. At 2 30 pm. Excuse me. Good afternoon. We are going to take a motioncan come out of close session and make a motion not to discuss what we discussed in close chat session. Is there a motion . [inaudible] [off mic] not just us what was [inaudible] motion has been made by commissioner bridges and second by commissioner cohen we can take that without objection. Thank you. Clerkfirst i want to thank the public for allowing us a few more minutes. Your time is important and i want to recognize that. Thank you for being flexible and honoring our request. I would like to go to item number four mdm. Clerk and you call that for me . Item 4 general public on ive one public card. If theres anyone us dont like to speak these, not or one or i pool not to reveal the minutes
Commissioner sass . Present. We have a quorum oh, im so sorry, commissioner breslin, im so sorry. Were not trying to write anyone help. We need all the help we can get [laughter ]. That is exactly right. Thank you, secretary. With that, well go to discussion item 1. Item 1 discussion item opening remarks. President scott. Yes, would i like i would like to be sure that we all understand what this meeting is about today. There are a couple of features that are not customerary for meetings of this board. There will be no Public Comment unless after the closed session which is scheduled later for today. We have a hard stop on the forum at 4 00. At which time the board will go into closed session to her member appeal. After that well reconvene and go through protocol of whether we disclose or dont disclose and if those of you who are familiar with the sunshine ordinance understand why we do all of that. So that will be the time if there were any general comments on matters under the boards
Now ill ask our board secretary to please call the roll. Roll call, employees [pr ez ] scott. Present. Vice president lim. Present. Supervisor farrell excused. Commissioner ferrigno excused. Commissioner follansbee. Present. Commissioner sass . Present. We have a quorum oh, im so sorry, commissioner breslin, im so sorry. Were not trying to write anyone help. We need all the help we can get [laughter ]. That is exactly right. Thank you, secretary. With that, well go to discussion item 1. Item 1 discussion item opening remarks. President scott. Yes, would i like i would like to be sure that we all understand what this meeting is about today. There are a couple of features that are not customerary for meetings of this board. There will be no Public Comment unless after the closed session which is scheduled later for today. We have a hard stop on the forum at 4 00. At which time the board will go into closed session to her member appeal. After that well reconvene and go through protocol of
Staff in preparing for this hearing today. Id also like to thank the chairman of the full committee, senator grassry for his support of the hearing. A few House Keeping matters that i would like to cover before i began, giving open remarks about this hearing, were going to hear from our panel of witnesses who ill introduce in a few minutes. And then well have fiveminute question rounds. I should also note that were expecting an important vote on the floor this morning, so i and other members will likely need to step out briefly to participate. If necessary, we may briefly pause the hearing proceedings, although sometimes that doesnt become necessary depending on the order in which people have asking questions. Were here, as you know, to discuss the proposed mergers between four of the nations five Largest Health Insurance Companies. In early july of this year, aetna announced it had reached a deal to purchase humana for 30 billion, a few weeks later anthem announced its own deal. The d
Rights. Before we start id like to thank the Ranking Member and her staff in preparing for this hearing today. Id also like to thank the chairman of the full committee, senator grassry for his support of the hearing. A few House Keeping matters that i would like to cover before i began, giving open remarks about this hearing, were going to hear from our panel of witnesses who ill introduce in a few minutes. And then well have fiveminute question rounds. I should also note that were expecting an important vote on the floor this morning, so i and other members will likely need to step out briefly to participate. If necessary, we may briefly pause the hearing proceedings, although sometimes that doesnt become necessary depending on the order in which people have asking questions. Were here, as you know, to discuss the proposed mergers between four of the nations five Largest Health Insurance Companies. In early july of this year, aetna announced it had reached a deal to purchase humana fo