Group Benefits Policy and Planning Board public meetings in 2020
3 substantive meetings from 2020, with official agendas or minutes and plain-English summaries.
Group Benefits Policy and Planning Board
The Group Benefits Policy and Planning Board will meet to consider a recommendation for award of an emergency pharmacy benefit manager contract. The agenda also includes approval of prior meeting minutes and public comments.
- Recommendation for award of emergency pharmacy benefit manager contract
The Group Benefits Policy and Planning Board unanimously recommended awarding a one-year emergency Pharmacy Benefits Manager (PBM) contract to MedImpact. The decision followed public comments regarding the procurement process and concerns over pharmacy access for retirees.
- Approved minutes from September 9, 2020 meeting (Unanimous)
- Recommended awarding the emergency PBM contract to MedImpact (Unanimous)
Group Benefits Policy and Planning Board
The Group Benefits Policy and Planning Board is meeting to review recommendations for an emergency pharmacy benefits manager and a Medicare broker. The board will also consider contract amendments for several health plans.
- Recommendation for Award of Emergency Pharmacy Benefits Manager Contract
- Recommendation for award of Medicare Broker Contract
- Peoples Health Medicare Advantage Amendment
- Vantage Health Plan, Inc. Medicare Advantage and MHHP Amendments
- HMO Louisiana, Inc. and Humana Health Benefit Plan of Louisiana Medicare Advantage Amendments
The Board voted against recommending an emergency Pharmacy Benefits Manager contract to CVS Caremark. However, the Board approved a Medicare Broker contract and several Medicare Advantage contract amendments.
- Elected Jeremy Jackson as Chairman
- Elected Frank Jobert as Vice-Chairman
- Elected Ken Krefft as Secretary
- Approved minutes from July 24, 2020 meeting (unanimous)
- Denied recommendation to award emergency PBM contract to Caremark (3-5)
- Approved recommendation to award Medicare Broker contract to Via Benefits (unanimous)
- Approved contract amendments for Peoples Health, Vantage Health Plan, HMO Louisiana, and Humana Health Benefit Plan (unanimous)
- Approved Vantage Health Plan MHHP amendment (unanimous)
Group Benefits Policy and Planning Board
The Office of Group Benefits Policy and Planning Board will meet via video conference to discuss and vote on 2021 health insurance rates, award an ASO-TPA contract and a PBM contract, and consider a contract extension for Discovery Benefits. The meeting is held under a COVID-19 quorum certification. Public comment is accepted by email or during the meeting.
- 2021 Health Insurance Rates
- Recommendation for Award of ASO-TPA Contract
- Recommendation for award of PBM Contract
- Recommendation for Contract Extension for Discovery Benefits, LLC
- Contract Amendments: BCBSLA, MedImpact, Buck Global, LLC, Extend Health
The board unanimously recommended 2021 premium increases to the legislature and approved several contract awards and amendments. A decision on the PBM contract was deferred pending the resolution of protests.
- Recommended 2021 health insurance rate increases to the legislature (Unanimous)
- Recommended award of ASO-TPA contract to BCBSLA (Unanimous)
- Recommended contract extension for Discovery Benefits, LLC (Unanimous)
- Recommended LDH and OGB interagency agreement (Unanimous)
- Approved BCBSLA contract amendment for COVID-related measures (Unanimous)
- Approved MedImpact contract amendment for COVID-related requirements (Unanimous)
- Approved Buck Global, LLC contract amendment increasing max fee to $2,500,089 (Unanimous)
- Approved Extend Health contract amendment (Unanimous)