SFHSS board approves teleconference resolution, insurance rates and two-year budgets; several items passed unanimously
February 09, 2023 | San Francisco City, San Francisco County, California
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The San Francisco Health Service System (SFHSS) board on [date not specified] approved a package of procedural and fiscal items, including a teleconference meeting resolution under California Government Code §54953(e), renewal of fully insured Hartford benefits rates for 2024, and two proposed budgets covering general fund administrative needs and the health-care sustainability fund.
President Scott introduced the teleconference resolution (Item 3) and the board voted by roll call after public comment procedures; the resolution passed unanimously. President Scott later called roll and announced the result: “It passes unanimously.”
CFO Iftikhar Hussain and Aon actuaries presented the Hartford renewal (Item 14). Aon reported the 2024 rates reflect the second year of a three-year rating commitment with no change from 2023. Commissioner Canning moved the motion; it was seconded and approved by the commissioners present. The board recorded the motion as approved by the commissioners in attendance.
On budget matters, the board approved the SFHSS proposed general fund administrative budget (Item 15). The budget presented to the board exceeded the mayor’s targets by about $1.3 million for FY2024 and $1.6 million for FY2025; SFHSS requested the additional funding to support a quality-improvement position, increased human-resources capacity to shorten hiring times, and to avoid reductions that would otherwise affect service levels. The board also approved the health-care sustainability fund budget (Item 16), which includes investments in member-facing website improvements, secure electronic document exchange, and Salesforce automation; SFHSS said these projects are intended to reduce call volume and improve member communications.
Recorded roll-call tallies across these action items showed the commissioners present voting in favor. For several items one commissioner was briefly absent during a vote but the board later confirmed approval. Minutes and procedural votes (for example, approval of the minutes of the Jan. 12, 2023 meeting) were also carried by unanimous roll-call votes.
What’s next: Several of the approved budgets and contracts will feed into the rates-and-benefits negotiations and are expected to shape staff capacity and member services across 2024–25. The board moved into a closed session to hear a member appeal at the end of the meeting and later voted not to disclose the closed-session discussions.
President Scott introduced the teleconference resolution (Item 3) and the board voted by roll call after public comment procedures; the resolution passed unanimously. President Scott later called roll and announced the result: “It passes unanimously.”
CFO Iftikhar Hussain and Aon actuaries presented the Hartford renewal (Item 14). Aon reported the 2024 rates reflect the second year of a three-year rating commitment with no change from 2023. Commissioner Canning moved the motion; it was seconded and approved by the commissioners present. The board recorded the motion as approved by the commissioners in attendance.
On budget matters, the board approved the SFHSS proposed general fund administrative budget (Item 15). The budget presented to the board exceeded the mayor’s targets by about $1.3 million for FY2024 and $1.6 million for FY2025; SFHSS requested the additional funding to support a quality-improvement position, increased human-resources capacity to shorten hiring times, and to avoid reductions that would otherwise affect service levels. The board also approved the health-care sustainability fund budget (Item 16), which includes investments in member-facing website improvements, secure electronic document exchange, and Salesforce automation; SFHSS said these projects are intended to reduce call volume and improve member communications.
Recorded roll-call tallies across these action items showed the commissioners present voting in favor. For several items one commissioner was briefly absent during a vote but the board later confirmed approval. Minutes and procedural votes (for example, approval of the minutes of the Jan. 12, 2023 meeting) were also carried by unanimous roll-call votes.
What’s next: Several of the approved budgets and contracts will feed into the rates-and-benefits negotiations and are expected to shape staff capacity and member services across 2024–25. The board moved into a closed session to hear a member appeal at the end of the meeting and later voted not to disclose the closed-session discussions.
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