Date:

Tuesday, 04/16/2024

Start Time:

09:00 AM

Place:

EUTF, City Financial Tower, 201 Merchant Street, Suite 1700, Honolulu, HI 96813

Agenda

April 10, 2024

 

NOTICE OF MEETING OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES

HAWAII EMPLOYER-UNION HEALTH BENEFITS TRUST FUND

 

DATE:  April 16, 2024, Tuesday 

TIME:  9:00 a.m.

PLACE:  HAWAII EMPLOYER-UNION HEALTH BENEFITS TRUST FUND (EUTF)

CITY FINANCIAL TOWER

201 MERCHANT STREET, SUITE 1700

HONOLULU, HAWAII

 

A G E N D A

 

OPEN SESSION PARTICIPATION IN PERSON, VIA TELECONFERENCE AND VIA TELEPHONE

(see below for teleconference and telephone details)

I.  Call to Order

II.  Review of Minutes – March 12, 2024

 

III.  Old Business

A.  Benefits Administration System Implementation Status Update

B.  Maui Update

C.  2024 EUTF Related Legislation

IV.  Executive Session

A.  Appeal [Authorized under HRS 92-5(a)(4)(8)(Article I. Section 6 of the Hawaii State Constitution, HIPAA)]

1.  Request for Retroactive Medicare Part B Reimbursement

V.  New Business

A.  New Chairperson (Employer Trustee), Vice Chairperson (Employer Trustee) and Secretary-Treasurer (Employee Trustee) Effective July 1, 2024

B.  Committee Assignments

VI.  Benefits Committee Report

A.  CVS/SSI Semi-Annual Utilization Reports for the period ending December 31, 2023

B.  Segal Closed Non-Specialty Formulary Analysis (informational only)

C.  CVS/SSI Prescription Drug Plan Changes

1.  Auvi-Q Formulary Update

2.  Antidiabetic GLP-1 Smart Logic Update (informational only)

3.  Inflation Reduction Act Update

VII.  Reports

A.  Segal Consultant's Report

1.  Legislative Update on Federal/State Healthcare Related Legislation

B.  Administrator

1.  Meetings with Legislators and Unions

2.  Staffing Update

3.  Training

C.  EUTF Managers’ and Program Specialists' Reports

1.  Member Services Branch (MSB)

a.  MSB Data

b.  Outreach & Training

c.  2024 Active Employee Open Enrollment

2.  Information Systems (IS)

a.  EUTF New Benefits Administration System (BAS) Project

b.  Security Assessment

c.  Enrollment Counts

3.  Eligibility and Enrollment Report

a.  Audits Currently in Progress

b.  Point in Time Reconciliation Audits

c.  Recurring Audits

4.  Health and Wellness Report

a.  Worksite Wellness

b.  Preventive Health

c.  Chronic Disease Management

5.  Financial Services Branch (FSB)

a.  FSB Performance Data

b.  Refunds and Medicare Part B Overpayments Status

c.  EUTF Collections

d.  Financial Statements as of January 31, 2024

D.  Carrier Reports

1.  CVS Caremark

2.  SilverScript

3.  Hawaii Dental Service (HDS)

4.  Hawaii Medical Service Association (HMSA)

5.  Humana

6.  Kaiser Health Foundation

7.  Securian

8.  Verdegard Administrators (formerly known as HMA)

9.  Vision Service Plan (VSP)

IV.  Executive Session (continued)

B.  Deputy Attorney General Legal Opinions [Authorized under HRS 92-5(a)(4)]

C.  Review of Minutes – March 12, 2024 [Authorized under HRS 92-5(a)(8) and 92-9(b)]

VIII.  Next Meeting

Tuesday, May 28, 2024, 9:00 a.m. – EUTF related legislation and Administrative, Benefits and Investment Committee Reports.  Possible change of Board meeting on Tuesday, July 23, 2024 to Tuesday, July 30, 2024. 

IX.  Adjournment

 

If you need an auxiliary aid/service or other accommodation due to a disability, please contact Ms. Desiree Yamauchi at (808) 587-5434 or eutfadmin@hawaii.gov, as soon as possible, preferably at least 3 business days prior to the meeting.  Requests made as early as possible have a greater likelihood of being fulfilled.

Testimony may be submitted prior to the meeting via email to eutfadmin@hawaii.gov or via postal mail to: Hawaii Employer-Union Health Benefits Trust Fund, Attn:  Board Meeting-Testimony, 201 Merchant Street, Suite 1700, Honolulu, HI  96813.  Please include the word “testimony”, the agenda item number, and subject matter following the address line.  There is no deadline for submission of testimony, however, the EUTF requests that all written testimony be received no later than 9:00 a.m., one (1) business day prior to the meeting date in order to afford Board members adequate time to review materials. 

To view the meeting and provide live oral testimony during the meeting, following are the Microsoft Teams Meeting details:

·         Click here to join the meeting  or copy and paste the following URL into your browser:  https://teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-join/19%3ameeting_NDE1ZGU3OGMtOTI1Ni00NGJiLWJmMmQtNTEzZWViODc2NGFj%40thread.v2/0?context=%7b%22Tid%22%3a%223847dec6-63b2-43f9-a6d0-58a40aaa1a10%22%2c%22Oid%22%3a%221ec28820-992a-428a-a6a0-44c156209163%22%7d

o   For instructions to turn on live captions in Microsoft Teams, please click here.

·         Dial-in number:  +1 808-829-4853  United States, Honolulu (Toll)

·         Phone Conference ID:  362 861 932#

 

The Board packet can be accessed at the EUTF website (eutf.hawaii.gov) through the Events Calendar forty-eight (48) hours prior to the meeting.  A copy of the packet will also be available for public inspection in the EUTF office at that time.

Please contact Ms. Desiree Yamauchi at (808) 587‑5434 or eutfadmin@hawaii.gov if you have any questions. 

Upon request, an electronic copy of this notice can be provided.