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January 19, 2018 – OE5 Debrief

January 19, 2018

January 19, 2018 – OE5 Debrief

Downloads

Cigna Blue Cross and Blue Shield of NC UNC Family Medicine NC Community Health Center Association Randolph Health NC Navigator Consortium Media Recap Healthcare Policy Update

NC Get Covered Coalition Meeting –
Open Enrollment Period 5 Debrief
January 19, 2018, 10:00 – 11:30 a.m.
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Desired Outcomes

Celebration of North Carolina’s success during OE5 and a renewed commitment to this work post-OE5
Legislative updates for 2018

AGENDA

10:00 a.m. Welcome and Meeting Purpose
Willona Stallings, Director, NC Get Covered
Linda Kinney, Executive Director, Care Share Health Alliance

OE5 Debrief

10:05 a.m. Insurance Carriers + Q&A
Lou Riccelli, Market Manager for NC, Cigna
Melissa Speck, Health Policy Director, BCBSNC

10:30 a.m. In-Person Assister Organizations + Q&A
Agents and Brokers
Liz Gallops, Board President, NC Association of Health Underwriters

Certified Application Counselor Organizations
Sherry Hay, Director of Community Health Initiatives, UNC Family Medicine

Community Health Centers
April Morgan, Outreach and Enrollment Coordinator, NC Community Health Center Association

Navigator Programs
Jan Plummer, Coordinator, Certified Marketplace Navigator Program, Mountain Projects, Inc.
Jo Ellen Needham, Insurance Exchange Navigator Supervisor, Randolph Health
Jennifer Simmons, Navigator Project Director, NC Navigator Consortium

11:15 a.m. Media Recap
Neph Best, Communications Associate, NC Get Covered

11:20 a.m. Healthcare Policy Update + Q&A
Brendan Riley, Policy Analyst, Health Advocacy Project, NC Justice Center

11:30 a.m. Adjourn

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