PROPOSED  A G E N D A

(subject to revision)

Medicaid Subcommittee of the

Joint Appropriations Interim Committee and

        Joint Labor, Health and Social Services Interim  Committee

Oil & Gas Conservation Commission Building

777 W. 1^st Street

      Casper, Wyoming

    Tuesday,  September 9, 2003

8:30 a.m.            Call to Order/Introductions

8:40 a.m.            Medicaid Cost Containment Report - Iris Oleske

9:30 a.m. Preferred Drug List and Consumer Education Report - Roxanne Homar, R.Ph.

10:15 a.m.                        Break

10:30 a.m.                        Medicaid Program Status Report – Iris Oleske

·         Eligibility Growth Trends

·         Utilization Trends

·         Reimbursement, Providers and Access Issues

11:15 a.m.         Federal Actions potential Impact State Medicaid Programs – Iris Oleske and Roxanne Homar

·                                 Medicare Prescription Drug Program

·                                 President Bush's Block Grant Proposal

·                                 Additional HIPPA Rules

NOON             Lunch

1:00 p.m.            Overview of Wyoming's State Plan – Iris Oleske

1:45 p.m.            Preferred Drug List

03LSO-0155.W1, Medicaid – prescription drug authorizations.

2:00 p.m..            Opportunities for New Initiatives – Deb Fleming, Director, DoH, and Iris Oleske

2:30 p.m.            Break

2:45 p.m.            Preview of 2005-2006 Biennium – DoH Staff

·         Mental Health:  Children's Waiver, Custody and Primary Care

·         Developmental Disabilities: Waiting List

·         Aging Division: Long Term Care Waiver, Home Health

3:15 p.m.            Public Comment

3:40 p.m.            Committee Discussion

4:00 p.m.            Adjourn