Thank you steve. Good afternoon everybody. Welcome to our dc members and or guests. It is wonderful to be here at the Detroit Economic Club. Organization is long attracted some of the nation his most distinguished thinkers and innovators. It is my privilege to introduce todays participants. Well engage us to the capitated rating discussion about the future of healthcare. The may begin by introducing our guest speakers, someone who ive known for monday years and consider him a mentor and a friend. Scott promises the president and ceo of the Blue Cross Blue Shield Association National federation the source 36 independent communitybased and locally operated Blue Cross Blue Shield companies. Including Blue Cross Blue Shield of michigan. The Blue Cross Blue Shield system through his federation of insurers, covers one out of every three americans. I think this is the very important statistic. What else does this frankly. It serves every zip code in the united states. In every zip code in ame
Roll call commissioner scott excused committing dribbling and supervisor farrell we have quorum item one action approval with modification of the minutes of the regular meeting of february 12, 2016, any corrections to the february 11th meeting with specifications. I move to approve second any Public Comments or discussions from the board seeing none, were ready to vote. All in favor, say i. I. Opposed . Okay that motion carries that item passes next item please decision item general Public Comment within the boards gentrifications not on tonight agenda any Public Comment . Next item please action 3 consent calendar with the approval of following previously discussed on february 11, 2016, city plan the Rate Stabilization reserve this was discussed during the last months meeting and was as opposed to be be rather than a than a discussion item is there any discussion from the board. So unless any discussion ill open this for a motion to approve. So moved. Second okay any Public Comment .
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Health care cost. With the passing of prop c, the traditional 1. 04 charge was increased to 2. 05 effective january 1, 2013. The expenses for against this account for 2013 include about 800,000 on going expenses annual expenses mostly related to open enrollment materials every year. The preparation of the guides, enrollment application and additional videography and other on Going Services that we have in addition to the salaries for Communications Manager and our wellness coordinator. 806,000 are essentially on going expenses to do open enrollment each year. If we look at the funds that are available for 2014, we have im going to start at the bottom first. Carried forward we have every year we use a little bit more than a dollar or less, over all we have a Carry Forward of 400,000 for the prior years and 2013 you can see the increase went in but it took us time to hire everyone. We have a surplus from 2013 and the 700,000 annual revenue. We have a total of 2. 6 million. The recommenda
Out and helping their coordinators but it also includes providing training, wellness training and increasing our eap capabilities and help on an outside basis. There are training and lots of classes providing that now. The next one is increasing fiscal controls. What we would like to do is have our department participate in Intern Program that brings us new talent that the Intern Program actually trains accountants. Thats really the only way to get into city in through that Intern Program. Hes a mentor and supervisor for the interns. They come in and stay 6 months. Its an 18month program. We get two of them and we may two of them for six 6 months and the rest of the year maybe the same person. Its a really good way for us to increase our control and look at how we are doing our financials, how we are working with the contracts and really beef up and make sure that we are doing everything we need to do fiscally. The other ones are rather minor but very important. We are seeing a lot of