COVERED CALIFORNIA TO HOLD BOARD MEETING IN SACRAMENTO

WHAT:       The Covered California™ Board is scheduled to hold its next meeting at the California Department of Health Care Services’ East End Complex Auditorium in Sacramento. Covered California is the independent state agency tasked with creating and promoting the new marketplace to help Californians find affordable, and often subsidized, health care coverage.

The board will consider contract-related matters, personnel issues and pending litigation issues in a closed session. In an open session, Covered California Executive Director Peter V. Lee will provide the monthly executive director’s report, specifically covering updates on the consumer website functionality; a single-streamlined paper application; the Service Center; the quality rating system; consumer protection, and financial, federal and legislative updates.

Action may be taken on eligibility and enrollment regulations, Covered California Small Business Health Options Program (SHOP) regulations, agent regulations, plan-based enrollment regulations and Enrollment Assistance Program regulations.

Additionally, the board may take action on the supplemental vision policy, and it plans to discuss the split family enrollment policy, a grace period update and a premium payment policy update.

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, M.D., board member, Covered California

Peter V. Lee, executive director, Covered California

WHEN:       Thursday, Sept., 19, 2013, 10 a.m.-4 p.m.

(Following call to order, roll call and welcome, the board will meet in a closed session until approximately 12:30 p.m., at which time the open session will resume.)

WHERE:    East End Complex Auditorium

California Department of Health Care Services

1500 Capitol Ave., Sacramento, CA 95814

The meeting will be accessible via webcast at http://www.cal-span.org/State_Webcast/HBEX/stream_index.htm.

The call-in number for teleconference comments is (800) 230-1074. Commenters should wait until the operator has introduced them before making their comments.

Each person will be limited to two minutes per agenda item.

NOTE:        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 that would enable that person to participate at the meeting, must make that request at least two calendar days prior to the meeting date to Erica Lux at (916) 323-3731 or Erica.Lux@covered.ca.gov.

About Covered California

Covered California is the state’s marketplace for the federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. Covered California was charged with creating a new health insurance marketplace in which individuals and small businesses can get access to affordable health insurance plans. With coverage starting in 2014, Covered California will help individuals determine whether they are eligible for premium assistance that will be available on a sliding-scale basis to reduce insurance costs or whether they are eligible for low-cost or no-cost Medi-Cal. Consumers can then compare health insurance plans and choose the plan that works best for their health needs and budget. Small businesses will be able to purchase competitively priced health insurance 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. It is overseen by a five-member board appointed by the Governor and the Legislature. For more information on Covered California, please visit www.CoveredCA.com.

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