. >> commissioner breslin. >> you have blue shield of california referred to best doctors 0, referred to benefit partners. are you saying that, what are you saying? they didn't refer anybody? >> correct. >> blue shield wouldn't refer anybody, right? >> at the time that we had only just the regular access plus h.m.o. plan, there was not a capability for blue shield to refer to best doctors. however, we are in -- we are having a discussion and process to speak to any opportunities with trio for best, for blue shield to refer members to best doctors. so previously there was not an opportunity for blue shield to do so. but it sounds as if we are looking into opportunities going forward. >> so, it wouldn't be the doctor that's making the referral, it would be blue shield. >> yes. it's when blue shield is speaking to the member. >> at what point would that happen? usually if you call blue shield, you call -- they call h.s.s. or might call, you know -- >> sure. it could be any number of folks. for example, typically when members are talking to clinical staff about their care or they are tryi

points taken, commissioner breslin. >> i do have just -- >> i wanted to just say what i -- what this, the way this was sold to me, not that it was going to be cost savings in fairness. the reason for this, i think the overriding reason was that sometimes someone gets a diagnosis that requires surgery or requires maybe radiation therapy, serious diagnosis, they are concerned about, is that the right thing for me to do and they want a second opinion. so, that to me is a value to the members. whether it costs more, whether they wind up doing something that costs more or costs less as an out come is secondary totally, but that peace of mind is the critical reason for the program. what worries me is on the very last slide when i see, when you talk about having 700 contacts and i see so many being referred right back into our system for, to get the answer to the question they are asking, i'm kind of worried that many of our members are just calling the wrong person with their concern, that they are picking up because of that mailer or magnet, they are calling you about something that needs

. >> commissioner breslin. >> here. >> commission. >> present. >> supervisor sheehy. >> we have a quorum. >> thank you. action item number 1. >> item 1 action item public employee appointment hiring hss executive district or position vote on whether to hold closed session for update discussion and possible action regarding board selection of h.s.s. executive director prescott. >> i'm now ready to entertain a motion to hold closed session for the purposes outlined in action item 1. >> i move we have closed session >> is there a second. >> second. >> properly moved and seconded that we have a closed session for the purposes outlined in action item 1. are there any questions or comments from the board? any public discussion hearing and seeing none we're now ready to vote. all those in favor signify >> let's move to action item 3. >> item 3 action item whether to disclose discussion held in closed ask. president scott. >> i'm ready to entertain a motion whether we will disclose our discussion held in closed sex. >> i move we do not discuss the discussion. >> it's moved and is there a second?

matt and christie breslin while attending st. joe matt is the from boston and cesfy it philadelphia. >> at the center of this family face-off,-month-old free agent amon who yet to decide on eagles or patriots. >> he's wiping drool with tom brady jersey. >> he loves tom brady right. >> he seems quite pleased to be in eagles and patriot atires they plan to swap the gear during half time. >> this game may mean more than amen knows. whatever team wins the super bowl will be the team squoorzy he'll wear from now on. >> if tom brady and pate raets pull it out amen wiz room this jersey every sunday. >> this couple has add voos for other families rooting for each other super bowl sunday. >>> i would say spare yourself the aggravation and don't talk to one another while the whole thing is happening. if five super bowls was not enough matt won a boss stop battle already, name of pup, fenway, alexandria hof, eyewitness news. >> he's look i don't know i'm a baby. >> i want to see a replay her throwing the jersey. >> and eyewitness news will

hearing and seeing -- commissioner breslin. >> united health care, co-pay for urgent health care is $35, medicare advantage plan. $10 more than blue shield and kaiser is only $20. so, i think for next month, you know, and we'll have this for an ongoing question about why this is more than everybody else, especially when you can afford to send out all the mailers, you can bring down the cost. >> we are just beginning the renewal cycle. i was going to bring a couple items to director mitchell's, or acting director mitchell griggs' attention. recommended changes where we are seeing some complaints. add that one to the list and definitely price a lower co-pay into -- >> and another thing, physical therapy co-pay is so much more than acupuncture and a chiropractor, i don't understand, especially since physical therapy is covered by medicare and the other two are not. not only your plan, but others. and i don't understand that. and you know, chiropractic and acupuncture are passive service, i mean -- therapy. compared to physical therapists. i don't understand why the difference in the price.

matt and christie breslin while attending st. joe matt is the from boston and cesfy it philadelphia. >> at the center of this family face-off,-month-old free agent amon who yet to decide on eagles or patriots. >> he's wiping drool with tom brady jersey. >> he loves tom brady right. >> he seems quite pleased to be in eagles and patriot atires they plan to swap the gear during half time. >> this game may mean more than amen knows. whatever team wins the super bowl will be the team squoorzy he'll wear from now on. >> if tom brady and pate raets pull it out amen wiz room this jersey every sunday. >> this couple has add voos for other families rooting for each other super bowl sunday. >>> i would say spare yourself the aggravation and don't talk to one another while the whole thing is happening. if five super bowls was not enough matt won a boss stop battle already, name of pup, fenway, alexandria hof, eyewitness news. >> he's look i don't know i'm a baby. >> i want to see a replay her throwing the jersey. >> and eyewitness news will

. >> commissioner breslin. >> here. >> commission. >> present. >> supervisor sheehy. >> we have a quorum. >> thank you. action item number 1. >> item 1 action item public employee appointment hiring hss executive district or position vote on whether to hold closed session for update discussion and possible action regarding board selection of h.s.s. executive director prescott. >> i'm now ready to entertain a motion to hold closed session for the purposes outlined in action item 1. >> i move we have closed session >> is there a second. >> second. >> properly moved and seconded that we have a

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>> commissioner breslin has a few questions, comments or observations. and you are -- >> shannon hoff united heath care. >> so anyway, i got many phone calls, complaints from members saying they got these phone calls constantly about signing up for the home visits. to the point of they feel harassed speaking of harassment, yeah, and so i mean, you have to have someway of making one call knowing it was called because people don't pick up their phone anymore and they say it's just like these robocalls, they don't even, you know, and then i personally got five at least and i don't know how many more but five for sure and then i also got three for the flu shot so i said can't you make a note that you made the call, left a recording and that's it. i mean -- >> i can take that back. >> i don't understand the whole visit thing, who is it benefitting? someone is making something from this or planning something from this? >> so we did pull some calls and we had 5,000 house calls completed this year and we would like to come and do a presentation to the board on t