Do it with better management. They say we have to have an organization which was brought to you in 2010. In their mind, these targets are bonus money, to pay for their infrastructure so they can accomplish the goals in the initiatives they are talking about. They are not looking to pad their walt. Wallet. They are looking to pay for the structure. When you have to take a registry of all this and communicate properly, it takes time and money and skill sets need to be developed. So i hear what you are saying, but from them its a matter of building a structure so they can go forward as a competitive well organized and well structured entity. Thats just some feedback. Like the infrastructure. They paid a lot of money for that. So did they ask for money back . Mean, i dont know, maybe im over be laboring this. They plow it back into their systems and they are fully insured and we know that they have saved money on our membership. So this is an environment in which we are at risk and the med
Also believe it is a goodfaith proposal that i think will serve the people of our state well for many years to come. We will seek the maximum allowable time under the law for that waiver. Let me say as i close, and then i will finish the formal program but i can catch up with some of you afterwards if you want. I served 12 years in the congress and i served the better part of a year and a half i have become more convinced every day that the cure for what ails our country is going to come more from the nations state capitals than it ever will from the nations capital. At the very core of this waiver request is my belief that many of the most intractable issues facing our country, including health care, can best be solved by giving the states the freedom and flexibility to design programs that can solve the challenges the people of their state are facing in those areas. So we will continue those discussions with federal officials. Im hopeful that we will be able to expand the healthy ind
Festival. [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] first up steve vogel the author of through the perilous fight talking about his book at the 2014 gaithersburg book festival. [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] please direct your attention up there and for those in the back if you would like to move forward you are also welcome to do so if you would like. Welcome to the fifth annual gaithersburg book festival. My name is garrett peck and i am a lover of local history and beer and trains. Actually we will wait for just a second. One of the wonderful things about being in gaithersburg we are in old an Old Town Square and theres a real town that is here and the railroad station is right behind us which is a wonderful Historic Place to go to. Gaithersburg is a vibrant diversity that celebrates and supports the arts and humanities. We are pleased to bring you this festival and event thanks to the generous support of our sponsors and volunteers so please visit the
All right. I would like you before you leave today to get your names and affiliated titles to our secretary so it will at least be recorded in the minutes that you were here affiliated with this presentation. If you do that, i would greatly appreciate it. If you dont care to be recognized, thats okay too. We are public. Are there any other comments that you would like to share at this time . Commissioners, bob muss skat, chairman of the Public Employees committee and local 21. Good afternoon. Can you bring the microphone closer . I wanted to come by and thank the hss board and staff for their leadership vote on kaiser and blue shield, the work that you have done has been terrific. If you remember it seems like a week ago, but the last time we went around with the kaiser rate increase, i think it was a very intense time. It wasnt particularly comfortable for all of us and in the end it really took a leap of faith to believe kaisers position with us that Going Forward things would be dif
Introduce those folks or have them stand. Dr. Adrian green assistant chief medical officer at ucsf, we have jennifer kesh yann, representing Dignity Health and patty hobart representing ucfs medical center. We are on tv here, so if you stand, well see you. Can you all stand. We have dr. Margaret bead representing blue shield. Thank you very much for your dedication and input to this effort also as well. And brown and toll an, do you have a colleague here as well . Would you please stand and have them identify themselves. Please stand up. All right. We thank you all. All right. I would like you before you leave today to get your names and affiliated titles to our secretary so it will at least be recorded in the minutes that you were here affiliated with this presentation. If you do that, i would greatly appreciate it. If you dont care to be recognized, thats okay too. We are public. Are there any other comments that you would like to share at this time . Commissioners, bob muss skat, ch