Transcripts For SFGTV Health Service Board 20220818 : compar

Transcripts For SFGTV Health Service Board 20220818

This is the 30day renewal allowing tele conferencing regular meetings for the next 30 days. As we remain in the covid pandemic. Are there any questions or concerns from commissioners . No . I move that we approve the resolution as incorporated within the agenda. Second. Its been moved and seconded. Well open it up for Public Comment. Thank you, Vice President. For anyone waiting inperson, youre welcome to approach the podium now. All westbound comments can be made during the agenda item. There is no obligation to answer the dialogue for the caller. For those callers on the line, youre welcome to join the call, you may remain anonymous. Youll be placed back on mute and your moderator will unmute the next caller. Online using web ex, opportunities by dialing the number on the screen. The dialingin number, again 41156152481, then press pound and pound again. Youll enter the meeting as an attendee and dial star 3 to be added into the queue. For those already in hold please continue to wait until the system indicates that you have unmuted. Looking around the room, there is no inperson comment, so well move to virtual comment. Well paws momentarily to check virtual attendees. We have one caller on the foefn line. Zero caller, other callers may enter the queue as Public Comment continues. Well wait 5 seconds and then close Public Comment for the agenda item. Secretary, there are still no callers in the comment view. Thank you, moderator, seeing no public callers, its Public Comment has been closed. Its been moved and seconded, roll call please. Vice president. Yes. Commissioner bresland. Yes. Commissioner caning. Aye. Commissioner falseby. Yes. And commissioner ca venzki. Yes. Item 4, general Public Comment, [echoing] agenda item 4 is general Public Comment, an opportunity for members of the public to comment on any matter that is not on the agenda, including that the board place the matter on jaefnd items. Ill read our common procedures. For anyone waiting inperson, youre welcome to approach the podium right now. Caller may ask questions but there is no obligation to answer or engage in dialogue for the caller. Youll be, remote viewing is available. The dialin number 4156550001. When prompted use access code, 21, again 2481641, and then press pound and pound again. When the system says your time has been unmuted. Well begin with any inperson Public Comment. No one has approached the podium. So well move on to virtual Public Comment. Our moderator will ~ board secretary i have a Public Comment that were still in practice session. Can you, moderator, im tending to that right now. And moderator if you can notify us of any callers in the private queue. Thank you, we have two call line. Zero callers have entered the queue at this time. You must dial star3 now if you want Public Comment. Well wait five more seconds and then close Public Comment for this agenda item. Board secretary there are several callers at the Public Comment queue at this time. Hearing no other callers, Public Comment is now closed. Thank you very much, agenda item number 5. Approval with possible modifications of the meeting setforth, this will be presented by Vice President and june 9th meeting. Colleagues are there any questions or comments. Move acceptions without objection. Second. Its been moved and seconded lets open it up for Public Comment. Thank you Vice President , hao. Virtual Public Comment, for anyone inperson, youre asked to enter the Public Comment now. Limits during the meeting. All Public Comments that has been presented, they may but there is no way tofor those callers on the line, youre encouraged to state your nameand when youre three minutes are ended, youll beremote is using web ex, opportunities to speak during the Public Comment period are available by dialing the dialin screen. 655, 0001, when mrom pted use access code 2481 again 24816413533, youll enter the meeting as an attendees and add star to be added. When the system message says your time has been unmuted, wait until the system indicates youve been unmuted. Well begin with inperson Public Comment. So well move to virtual Public Comment. Our moderator will notify us of the queue. Board secretary, we have three callers on the phone line, zero have entered the Public Comment queue at this time. A reminder to all callers on the line, you must star3 now if you want to make Public Comment for this agenda item. Well wait amor seconds and then close Public Comment for this agenda item. Board secretary there are still no callers at this time. Thank you, moderator, hearing no further callers Public Comment is now closed. Thank you, so its been moved and seconded, may i have a roll call. Vice president hao. Aye. Commissioner breslin. Aye. Commissioner fallansbee. Aye. Commissioner caning. Aye. Commissioner svanski. I dont have a report today we can move on. So agenda item number 7. Yes. Please. Board assigns to governorance committee for fiscal year 2023, this is an action item and presented by Vice President hao. And well have a slide to view that. While the slide is being brought up, im speaking on behalf of president scott who has confirmed these assignments with the assigned commissioners for the governorance, it appears that the composition of each committee remains the same while the chairs of each committee has changed. So the governorance committee will be chaired by commissioner follansbee and it will include commissioner scott and zvanski. Commissioners canning and hao will be members of the committee. Board colleagues are there any questions or comments on this item . I move that we approve the assigned Committee Members for the next fiscal year as presented. Second. Its been moved and seconded. Lets open it up for Public Comment. Thank you, Vice President hao. Public comment will be held inperson first then virtual Public Comment. For anyone waiting inperson youre welcome to approach the podium now. Each speaker will be allowed three minutes, all Public Comments can be made concerning the agenda item that is presented. They may ask questions of the body. For those callers on the line, i want to welcome you on the call, although you may remain anonymous. When your 3 minutes have ended, youll be placed back on mute and the moderator will review the next caller. Online using web ex, opportunities to speak during the comment time. The dialin number, is 4156550001. When prompted use access code 24963659185 then press pound and pound again, youll enter as an attendee. When the system message says your line has been unmuted, this is your time to speak. For those already online, please stay untiland no one has approached the podium. So we will begin the virtual comment. Our moderator will unmute any callers who are in the public queue. Board secretary we have three callers on the phone line, zero have entered the Public Comment queue at this time. A reminder to all callers on the line, you must dial star3 now if you would like to join public co. Well wait five more seconds and then close Public Comment for this agenda item. Thank you, moderator, hearing no further callers Public Comment is now closed. Thank you, may i have a roll call please. Roll call Vice President hao. . Fm aye. Commissioner breslin. Aye. Commissioner canning. Aye. Commissioner folansbee . Aye. And commissioner zvanski. Aye. Next item. Presenter. Good afternoon, commissioners thank you for being here today and our directors report is fairly straightforward this month. Were talking again where we are in covid which is, i dont know, were all wait to go see what is next. Exercising due caution as the omicron variant is still around. So thats really good newsing that everybody is well. The other emerging news out of the Public Health is out of the monkeypox outbreak that is occurring and the back of Vaccine Availability and i think everybody is struggling with the situation that we find ourselves in and again, exercising caution is the best medicine at this point to decrease the risk of exposure. So, living with Infectious Disease is what they predicted and we are here. Thats not to say that influenza is just around the corner and the open Enrollment Team is working diligently with our partners to work the up take of the influenza in the fall. The rates and benefits as you know, were approved by this board and sailed through the board of supervisors, supervisor chan was very gracious in her introduction and oversaw the passage of the legislation that went very smoothly. So were grateful to her and to this commission for their support in the rates and benefit process and the package that we were able to deliver at really good rates, this past year. Were looking forward tone joying those rates into the next several years. We also wanted inform you that did receive a notice and accepted on behalf of our members a benefit change with this Kaiser Permanente senior advantage that changed from 50 a year to 1,000 a year this was a Global Change made across the organization. And it was not quite synched up but we did a full analysis of the generous offer and did accept that on behalf of our members. As we know the Supreme Court made a decision on pregnancy determination, how best to address the needs of their members, locally, the blue shield of california, was very aggressive in forward thinking in looking to because they have the responsibility for ppo, we do have members that live throughout the United States in that plan. They did ain tern al analysis and identified our members that live in states that have very restrictive abortion rights in those states and have informed them of their ability to travel out of the states to make use of the benefit that is provided to them. Treatment where a number of firefighters have asked for us to have our plans include, the if Association Center of excellent currently located alcohol and Substance Abuse disorder order. Im happy to report that both kaiser and blue shield have organizations in their instruct bottom line is that our members should they and want to travel that distance are able to do so through the health plans. Chief medical office, and some of their peer counselor how they can support the members should they wish to. That center also is on practical with opening a Southern California base center in 2023. So well, address that as that center becomes available. And Education Centers that helped inform the strategic plan. With the aim of getting an input as we bring this to a close. Harris us has included the dei update. Weve also reported out the on going progress of u. S. Berkeley study of evaluation that continues to get a lot of attention within the Academic Circles and were looking for a publication in the near future. Were looking forward to getting with it without any bumps. Any questions . Are there any questions on the report . I just have one. Can you comment, more what i noticed more that the call volume has increased significantly for the eap we did promote heavily and continue to do so. To call to help with, so we do both Group Intervention and individual intervention. And that continues to be a great service. So in our minds, increase calls of success. Its not a concern, its a success. We know that 20 of us experience anxiety and depression, we do want people to call. Provided by our personal officer and i spare you the details in the report. Where we can support the initiatives whether it be pipeline or high schools or residencies or internships or, or, or, or, or, we need more therapist. Thats true, thank you very much. Thank you, commissioner zvanski . No comment. I do want to express my appreciation to kaiser and blue shield to provide services. We can open it up with Public Comment. Thank you Vice President. Public comment will be inperson Public Comment will be first for anyone waiting inperson, youre welcome to approach the podium now. Unless the board president , all Public Comment can be made concerning the agenda item. Caller may ask questions but there is no engagement to answer. I want to answer on the call. Ill give you an audible warning when your three minutes are ending. The dialin 4156550001. This is your time to speak. For those on hold, wait continue to hold. Well begin were any inperson Public Comment. In viewing the room nobody has approached the podium. A reminder to all callers, you must dial star3 now if you want to make Public Comment. Well wait 5 more seconds and then close Public Comment for this agenda item. Thank you, moderator. Public comment is now closed. Thank you, agenda item number 9 please. Thank you, Vice President. Agenda item number 9 is Financial Report as of may 31, 2022, discussion item and will be presented by chief financial officer. Good afternoon, im happy to present the Financial Report ill go with highlights and open up to questions. Our trust fund is projected to decrease by 17. 7 million. We had planned this reduction so we have a stabilization where we take surplus and bring the funds down. Claims are just mentioned. Basically a change from last year. Thats my report and im happy to answer questions. Thank you, and thank you for keeping an eagle eye on the pots of gold here. Commissioners are there any questions or comments . No question, but compliment thank you for always providing detailed information its great. My compliments to you and your team. Thank you. All right, lets open it up for Public Comment seeing that there are no comments. Inperson Public Comment will be first. Youre encouraged to stay. Ill give you an audible warning when you have three seconds remaining. Ill thank you for your call, and youll be placed on mute. Remote viewing is available on live tv and using web ex. When prompted use access code 3946. Again 2496. Youll then press pound and pound again. Youll enter a meeting and dial star3 to be added to the public queue. Wait to wait. Nobody has approached the podium so well begin our virtual Public Comment. Secretary, we have three callers on the phone line and zero callers on the queue to comment right now. You must press star3 now if you want to comment on the agenda item. Well wait 5 more seconds and then close Public Comment for this agenda item. Board secretary there are still no callers. Thank you, moderator. Hearing no further callers, Public Comment is now closed. Thank you, and thank you again for the excellent report. Lets move on to agenda item number 10. Thank you, Vice President helm. Just a brief pause, i forgot to introduce somebody with us today. Lauren wood is our acting City Attorney on behalf of jennifer donnelly, so i just wanted to make sure you recognize and welcome. Welcome. Pharmacy, high cost drugs discussion item and will be presented by Vice President of Pharmacy Service south side with aon. Welcome. Good afternoon. Well be discussing what is happening in the market with genetic and other medication thats are impacting your cost as well as across the nation for all of us. Can you please speak closer to the microphone. Yes. Thank you. Is it better now . Yes. Im hearing myself a little louder than and you are i guess. My name is ammas and the agenda is to look at the manufacturing and the approval process that we see in the market. We are not the one step and complex and well go over it in more detail. And the resent fda approval as astro nom cal in cost and thought, it would be a good agenda item to discuss and look over. Is there any other solutions or what other impact out there. Disease states that have not been treated to prior. Or those treated prior but newer drugs that will treat the same but with the different type of mechanism fashion as we call it. Then there is a indication when the drug is already in the market to treat one disease state. But then, its decided to treat another state. 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