>> i like to thank you dr. dodd and staff for the report. i am more than impressed and in ah with what you have done. i think it is a lot of hard work putting this through. it is exhaustive process with all the statistics and information and all the numbers that you have put in there considering with the limited number of staff and we have over 113,000 employees that is a lot of work but you [inaudible] i commend you for all your hard work and thank you so much and it is hard- >> we increased by 7 thousand members, a 13 every year yee have been here. it is kind of ah inspiring. >> especially the wellness and done a excellent. service to all the members. >> i get to give the report, the staff dhuz work. >> thank you. >> commissioner sass. >> as alwayss, it is a very professional product and comprehensive and complete and wouldn't expect anything less from you. i wanted to just take a opportunity here to join in thanking you for not only for the service but over the 17 years i worked your service as a commission for department of public health

>> i like to thank you dr. dodd and staff for the report. i am more than impressed and in ah with what you have done. i think it is a lot of hard work putting this through. it is exhaustive process with all the statistics and information and all the numbers that you have put in there considering with the limited number of staff and we have over 113,000 employees that is a lot of work but you [inaudible] i commend you for all your hard work and thank you so much and it is hard- >> we increased by 7 thousand members, a 13 every year yee have been here. it is kind of ah inspiring. >> especially the wellness and done a excellent. service to all the members. >> i get to give the report, the staff dhuz work. >> thank you. >> commissioner sass. >> as alwayss, it is a very professional product and comprehensive and complete and wouldn't expect anything less from you. i wanted to just take a opportunity here to join in thanking you for not only for the service but over the 17 years i worked your service as a commission for department of public health

>> i like to thank you dr. dodd and staff for the report. i am more than impressed and in ah with what you have done. i think it is a lot of hard work putting this through. it is exhaustive process with all the statistics and information and all the numbers that you have put in there considering with the limited number of staff and we have over 113,000 employees that is a lot of work but you [inaudible] i commend you for all your hard work and thank you so much and it is hard- >> we increased by 7 thousand members, a 13 every year yee have been here. it is kind of ah inspiring. >> especially the wellness and done a excellent. service to all the members. >> i get to give the report, the staff dhuz work. >> thank you. >> commissioner sass. >> as alwayss, it is a very professional product and comprehensive and complete and wouldn't expect anything less from you. i wanted to just take a opportunity here to join in thanking you for not only for the service but over the 17 years i worked your service as a commission for department of public health

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