Covered California to Hold Board Meeting in Dual Locations (Sacramento and Los Angeles)
WHAT: The Covered California Board, the independent state
agency tasked with creating and promoting the new marketplace to help
Californians find subsidized and affordable health care coverage, is scheduled
to hold its next meeting at the Fair Political Practices Commission in
Sacramento.
The board will consider contract-related matters and
personnel issues in closed session. In open session, Executive Director Peter
V. Lee will provide a brief update report. The board will also discuss and
approve action on theModel Contract, and will discuss program updates on the
Assisters Program, including program updates, draft regulations, and agent and
enrollment entity relationship requirements.
WHO:
Diana S. Dooley, Board Chair, Covered California
Kimberly Belshé, Board Member, Covered California
Paul Fearer, Board Member, Covered California
Susan Kennedy, Board Member, Covered California
Robert K. Ross, MD, Board Member, Covered California
(participating from Los Angeles)
Peter V. Lee, Executive Director, Covered California
WHEN: Tuesday, May 7, 2013, 9 a.m. – 12 p.m.
(Following call to order, roll call and welcome, the board
will meet in closed session until about 10:30 a.m. at which time open session
will resume.)
WHERE: Dual Locations
Fair Political Practices Commission
428 J Street, 8th Floor
Sacramento, CA 95814
The California Endowment
1000 North Alameda Street
Tahoe Conference Room
Los Angeles, CA 90012
* Members of the public can participate in person at both
locations
Or via webcast at:
http://www.cal-span.org/State_Webcast/HBEX/stream_index.htm
The call-in number for teleconference comments is (800)
230-1096. Please wait until the operator has introduced you before you make
your comments. Each person will be limited to two minutes per agenda item.
Materials available for this meeting are posted on the
Covered California business website at: www.healthexchange.ca.gov no later than
the Monday preceding the meeting.
Any person who wishes to request this notice or other
meeting materials in an alternative format, requires translation services, or
needs any disability-related modification or accommodation, including auxiliary
aids or services which would enable that person to participate at the meeting,
must make that request at least seven calendar days prior to the meeting date
to Erica Lux at (916) 323-3731 or Erica.Lux@covered.ca.gov.
About Covered California
California was the first state to create a health benefit
exchange following the passage of federal health care reform. Covered
California is charged with creating a new insurance marketplace in which
individuals and small businesses can get access to health insurance. With
coverage starting in 2014, Covered California will help individuals compare and
choose a health plan that works best for their health needs and budget.
Financial help will be available from the federal government to help lower
costs for people who qualify on a sliding scale. Small businesses will be able
to purchase competitively priced health plans and offer their employees the
ability to choose from an array of plans and may qualify for federal tax
credits.
Covered California is an independent part of the state government
whose job is to make the new market work for California’s consumers and is
overseen by a five-member board appointed by the Governor and Legislature.