JOINT HEALTHCARE COMMITTEE
MAY 23, 2012
AUDIO/VIDEO CONFERENCE
The agenda was available at http://www.alaska.edu/benefits/joint-health-carecommitt/5-23-2012/. The documents sent the day prior were not on the web.
The meeting opened with 13 members present: Lisa Sporleder, Jane Weber, Tim
Powers, Melanie Arthur, Stephan Golux, Abel Bult-Ito, Jay Sowell, Kevin Purcell,
Jennifer Madsen, Tod Chambers, James Danielson, Sandi Culver, Donald Smith.
Erika Van Flein, Cyndee West and David Hinkley were also present.
Guests: Dr. Nalinaksha Bhattacharyya
The minutes from April 25 meeting were tabled for review at the June 20 JHCC
meeting.
Abel Bult-Ito read an email from a United Academics member to Donald Smith, with the
members permission. Donald Smith’s response was also read and Abel Bult-Ito stated
that he thought it was unprofessional because the first paragraph of Donald Smith’s
response was a personal attack, while the second paragraph contained untruthful
information. Abel Bult-Ito asked that members be treated professionally and given
accurate information. Donald Smith replied that he stands by his answer and he will
continue to communicate with employees as he deems appropriate.
A motion was made: That all documents that will be considered, including meeting
notes will be sent to the committee two weeks prior to the scheduled meeting. A
second was received.
Discussion about the motion started and opinions were given by many members of the
group. The motion was changed by friendly amendment to 1 week prior and still met
with one committee member thinking this was too restrictive and not a good idea. The
motion was tabled after 50 minutes of discussion.
David Hinkley from Lockton presented the InfoLock analysis for the Period of July 2009
to June 2011. This report was based on paid claims. The committee via email from
Erika received the report at 2:45PM 22 May 2012. The information was presented
and explanations were provided.
Due to time running short the reports from Lockton on 3rd Quarter Utilization and the
Center for Excellence will be first items on the June agenda.
Erika discussed FY14 plan design changes under consideration. The document was a
compilation of items previously discussed, but not yet acted upon by JHCC. The
following items were presented (see attachment for details):
1. Remove the ability to waive coverage (opt out).
2. Drop the 500 Plan.
3. Develop a new HDHP (while maintaining the existing one) that will qualify for a Health
Savings Account (HSA). Determine whether a Health Reimbursement Arrangement
(HRA) would best serve our population rather than an HSA.
4. Change the dependent deduction structure to more closely match family size.
5. Charge employees 18% of projected net cost with no adjustments made for prior year
over or under recovery.
Some JHCC members commented that item 5 is a negotiated item and should not be
discussed at the JHCC.
Time ran out and the meeting adjourned at 12:05pm.
The next meeting will be on June 20, 2012, at 10am.