AGENDA

(subject to revision)

 

Joint Labor, Health and Social Services Interim Committee

Wyoming Retirement Center

890 Highway 20 South

Basin, Wyoming

Monday, May 24, 2010

 

Wyoming Pioneer Home

141 Pioneer Home Drive

Thermopolis, WY  82443

Tuesday, May 25, 2010

 

Monday, May 24 – Wyoming Retirement Center,  Basin

 

8:00 am           Call to Order; Introductions

 

8:05 am           Community Health Centers

•        Wyoming Primary Care Assn. – Pat Monihan, Jan Drury

•        Community Health Center of Central Wyoming

 

10:30 am         Telehealth

•        2010 Budget Bill Footnote 12 Pilot Project – Brent Sherard; James Bush; Thomas Richards, M.D.

 

•        Wyoming Telehealth Consortium Status – Consortium members

o           Progress, challenges and work plan

o           Licensure for working over the internet – Board of Medicine

o           Reimbursement issues – BC/BS; Medicaid; Counties

 

12:00 am         Lunch

 

1:00 pm           Federal Health Care Reform:  The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act

                        

•        Department of Health – reform timelines; next steps.

•        Governor's Health Care Reform Coordinating Team – Meredith Asay

•        Insurance Commission – Ken Vines

•        Blue Cross/Blue Shield of Wyoming – John McBride; Rick Schum

•        WINHealth Partners – Stephen Goldstone

 

 

Public Comment

 

2:00 pm           Tour of the Wyoming Retirement Center

 

5:00 pm           Adjourn

Joint Labor, Health and Social Services Interim Committee

Wyoming Retirement Center

890 Highway 20 South

Basin, Wyoming

Monday, May 24, 2010

 

Wyoming Pioneer Home

141 Pioneer Home Drive

Thermopolis, WY  82443

Tuesday, May 25, 2010

 

 

Tuesday, May 25, 2010 – Wyoming Pioneer Home, Thermopolis

 

8:00 am           County Health Officers – Funding model and recommended improvements

 

•        Department of Health

•        County public health officers

•        Wyoming County Commissioners Association – Joe Evans

 

10:00 am         Federal Health Care Reform:  The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and the Health Care and Education Affordable Care Act (continued from previous day if necessary)

                        

•        Department of Health – reform timelines; next steps

•        Governor's Health Care Reform Coordinating Team – Meredith Asay

•        Insurance Commission – Ken Vines

•        Blue Cross/Blue Shield of Wyoming – John McBride; Rick Schum

•        WINHealth Partners – Stephen Goldstone

 

 

12:00 noon                  LUNCH

 

1:00 pm           Committee business

•        Requested legislation

•        Next meeting

 

2:00 pm           Tour of the Wyoming Pioneer Home

 

 

 

Adjourn upon completion of tour.

 

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