CAREAssist Advisory Group Meeting Minutes April 15, 2015, 9:00 AM 12:00 PM – Portland State Office Building, Room 1- E In Attendance: Attending: Vic Fox , Jonathan Livingston, Oregon Health Authority (OHA), CAREAssist (CA); Brad Howell, Community Representative; Lorna Loomis, Chris Carter, and Margy Robinson, Multnomah County; Barbara Ries-Fahey, OHA, Clinical Services; Marilee Smith, Kaiser Permanente; Lauren Nathe, OHSU Partnership Project; Shelley Bailey, Central Drugs; Chris Hoem, Gilead Science Renee Yandel, HIV Alliance; Marshall Beatty, Multnomah County; Karen Fox, Linn Co Health Dept; Heidi Eidler, By teleconference: EOCIL; Zachary Helm, Cascade Aids Project Meeting Facilitator: Vic Fox , Jonathan Livingston, Oregon Health Authority (OHA), CAREAssist (CA); Recorder: Schneider, OHA, CA On Point Agenda Items Discussion Summary Action/Result Item for Action (A/R) Welcome 9:00 – Review Agenda 9:15 – modification & March 25, 2015 meeting minutes. additions Topics: ACA Update 9:20 – ACA preparation and future of assister services Contracts that are up for renewal and new solicitation are PBM, MBM and In-network pharmacy. OHP update and remarks provided by Barbara Ries Program Updates It is time to renew our Pharmacy Benefit Manager (PBM) contract, which – 9:30 is currently Ramsell; we are starting the review process with Contracts and Procurement and DOJ. If a new RFP is going to be posted it will not happen before the early Fall. A Will keep everyone Jonathan – New CER Form The new abbreviated CER will probably not be out until June. On the posted on the income issue. form it asks if the monthly income has changed 10% or more, if yes A Will run two different Jonathan – they are asked to contact CA. Lauren expressed concern that some reports and look at which clients may have difficulty calculating 10% of their income and suggests clients are receiving the
CAREAssist Advisory Group Meeting Minutes April 15, 2015, 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM Portland State Office Building, Room 1- E In Attendance: Attending: Vic Fox , Jonathan Livingston, Oregon Health Authority (OHA), CAREAssist (CA); Brad Howell, Community Representative; Lorna Loomis, Chris Carter, and Margy Robinson, Multnomah County; Barbara Ries-Fahey, OHA, Clinical Services; Marilee Smith, Kaiser Permanente; Lauren Nathe, OHSU Partnership Project; Shelley Bailey, Central Drugs; Chris Hoem, Gilead Science By teleconference: Renee Yandel, HIV Alliance; Marshall Beatty, Multnomah County; Karen Fox, Linn Co Health Dept; Heidi Eidler, EOCIL; Zachary Helm, Cascade Aids Project Meeting Facilitator: Vic Fox , Jonathan Livingston, Oregon Health Authority (OHA), CAREAssist (CA); Recorder: Schneider, OHA, CA Agenda Items Discussion Summary Action/Result Item (A/R) On Point for Action Welcome – 9:00 Review Agenda – 9:15 modification & additions March 25, 2015 meeting minutes. ACA Update – 9:20 Topics: ACA preparation and future of assister services Contracts that are up for renewal and new solicitation are PBM, MBM and In-network pharmacy. OHP update and remarks provided by Barbara Ries Program Updates – 9:30 New CER Form It is time to renew our Pharmacy Benefit Manager (PBM) contract, which is currently Ramsell; we are starting the review process with Contracts and Procurement and DOJ. If a new RFP is going to be posted it will not happen before the early Fall. The new abbreviated CER will probably not be out until June. On the form it asks if the monthly income has changed 10% or more, if yes they are asked to contact CA. Lauren expressed concern that some clients may have difficulty calculating 10% of their income and suggests A – Will keep everyone posted on the income issue. A – Will run two different reports and look at which clients are receiving the Jonathan Jonathan
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