1 Employee Benefits Advisory Committee PUBLIC SESSION MINUTES

AI Summary

The Employee Benefits Advisory Committee met on September 12, 2019, to review health plan policy updates and procedural improvements. The committee unanimously approved the prior meeting minutes from September 6, 2018, and authorized the Secretary to finalize and post future meeting minutes within a reasonable timeframe rather than waiting up to a year until the next meeting. The primary focus was Jan Ashley's presentation on recommended changes to the City's Health Plan Document Summary Plan Description for calendar year 2020, which included language updates for dependent eligibility verification, retiree medical plan EAP program eligibility clarification, out-of-network balance billing reminders, and updates to preventive services guidelines aligned with USPSTF and CMS requirements.