commissioner breslin? >> thank you. do we know how many of the active members are in categories of p.p.o. premier or -- off the top of your head? do you know that? >> i don't have that off the top of my head. however, that is contained in the march experience presentation for the delta dental active employee p.p.o., so i would recommend review of the march materials with that information. >> okay. now is there a delta dental person here? delta dental person present, representative? >> yes, hi. national account manager with delta dental. >> okay, last week i -- last meeting i asked a question are all delta dentists eligible to go into the premier status, including new dentists, and i was told yes. but i've been told by a couple dentists that that is not allowed. so is it, in fact, allowed? >> yes. so the response for our general dentists, the provider would need to contract with both the p.p.o. and premier contracts, and claims would be paid accordingly based on the member's plan type. and then for specialists, there act

commissioner breslin? >> thank you. do we know how many of the active members are in categories of p.p.o. premier or -- off the top of your head? do you know that? >> i don't have that off the top of my head. however, that is contained in the march experience presentation for the delta dental active employee p.p.o., so i would recommend review of the march materials with that information. >> okay. now is there a delta dental person here? delta dental person present, representative? >> yes, hi. national account manager with delta dental. >> okay, last week i -- last meeting i asked a question are all delta dentists eligible to go into the premier status, including new dentists, and i was told yes. but i've been told by a couple dentists that that is not allowed. so is it, in fact, allowed? >> yes. so the response for our general dentists, the provider would need to contract with both the p.p.o. and premier contracts, and claims would be paid accordingly based on the member's plan type. and then for specialists, there act

commissioner breslin? >> thank you. know how many of the active members are in categories of p.p.o. premier or -- off the top of your head? do you know that? >> i don't have that off the top of my head. however, that is contained in the march experience presentation for the delta dental active employee p.p.o., so i would recommend review of the march materials with that information. >> okay. now is there a delta dental person here? delta dental person present, representative? >> yes, hi. national account manager with delta dental. >> okay, last week i -- last meeting i asked a question are all delta dentists eligible to go into the premier status, including new dentists, and i was told yes. but i've been told by a couple dentists that that is not allowed. so is it, in fact, allowed? >> yes. so the response for our general dentists, the provider would need to contract with both the p.p.o. and premier contracts, and claims would be paid accordingly based on the member's plan type. and then for specialists, there actually

to talk to us more about that pivotal year of 1864, charles breslin. flood. >> one last comment, when we go to the questions and answers, if you have questions, we have microsomes on the bottom of the stairs. utilize those. >> thank you. thank you for the introduction. i think all of you for being there. -- here. i see a fusillade your faces. -- a few familiar faces. on to express my own personal indebtedness to this institution starting back in the 1970's when i came here and found in an office that did not have walls, a green chain-link fence and was presided over by charles taylor who was the guru of military history at this time. i'm been one of the many people indebted to the national archives. i love the question and answers. there are no dumb questions. i know that there will be questions i cannot answer and i will do the respectful thing and tell you i do not know the answer. with that i think we will take off. 1864 was the key year and lincoln's life. the year with that revealed the meaning of his life. -- here that revealed the meaning of his

so is that okay, commissioner breslin, if we -- >> yeah, that's fine. thank you. >> okay, so we will hear more in june around -- around these two issues and maybe some other follow-up, but at least on these two. so any other board comments or questions regarding the rates and benefits proposal for delta dental, delta care, u.s.a. and united health care insured dental h.m.o.? commissioner scott? >> no other comment. i'm ready to make a motion. >> okay. any other comment? i don't see anyone else. okay. so okay, make your motion. >> i move that we accept the staff recommendation as presented for the delta dental rates for 2022 and the related rate cards. >> second. >> okay. moved and seconded. and -- >> question? >> sorry? >> question. does that also include the united health care? >> yes, i'm sorry, and united health care as well. >> delta dental and united health care h.m.o.? >> yeah. >> and i think there were no rate cards because -- included in this. just the fees, right? >> that is correct. just the total rates because this is the total rates only pre

. >> president breslin: thank you. commissioners, any comments or questions for dr. colfax or dr. you? okay. >> thank you. thank you for your presentation. i appreciate the answer to my questions. will we be doing updates as we go along the transition to the commission? [indiscernible] >> i would defer that. >> we will be providing updates as part of our regular covid update we will keep that commission updated. >> thank you. >> unless the commissioners would like to see more. we will do more at your request. >> thank you. commissioner green? [indiscernible] >> and how much effort will be needed in order to not only make these various transitions but all the contingencies that might be involved. i guess that i am really interested in hearing about the progress because i think most of us probably with think that at some point boosters would be needed and what is really impressive is how this department and the city in general, the mere's office pivoted so rapidly and did such a terrific job when we were confronted, very suddenly, with this virus last year. and some iteration could

. >> president follansbee: it just came through in your commissioner breslin email system.ed to all board members .it happened just prior to calling intothis meeting . >> commissioner breslin: we don't know theissue brought up . >> president follansbee: if you're asking, i can address the issue so that everyone understands that it will be addressed further by the director. the issue has to do with the recent changes in federal legislation regarding use of hsa accounts in 2021, expanding the allowable amount for this calendar year, and asking the board of health services to address this opportunity for its members . it's specifically to increase the allotment through use for childcare. >> commissionerbreslin: the ssa for childcare. thank you very much . >> president follansbee, shall i proceed? thank you public comments will be available for each item on this agenda . each beaker will have three minutes unless the president deems a different time limit during the meeting. all comments are to be made on the agenda item for the meeting. a caller may ask questions but there is