BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//ChamberMaster//Event Calendar 2.0//EN METHOD:PUBLISH X-PUBLISHED-TTL:P3D REFRESH-INTERVAL:P3D CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20160714T183000Z DTEND:20160714T193000Z X-MICROSOFT-CDO-ALLDAYEVENT:FALSE SUMMARY:Government Affairs Committee Meeting DESCRIPTION:Continuation of Medicaid Expansion:\n\nAs a Chamber we supported Medicaid expansion in 2013\, under the principles of helping our hospitals recover some of the bad debt/charity care that is currently in the system. \n\n \n\nLike all businesses\, hospitals cannot continuously provide services in excess of revenue. Unlike most businesses\, hospitals cannot turn anyone away. So when someone shows up at the hospital without health insurance\, hospitals are obligated to provide care with no way to cover those costs. Medicaid expansion doesn't solve this problem\, but without it the only options for the hospitals will be to shift those costs to the private sector\, increase costs for those with health insurance\, limit services\, or shut down altogether.\n\n \n\nMedicaid Expansion helps reduce the amount of uncompensated care in hospitals\; this is a business issue for several reasons:\n\n\n First\, hospitals are businesses and cannot operate in excess of revenue\; we need hospitals for a healthy community and healthy economy.\n Second\, uncompensated care ends up shifting to the business community and their employees through higher premiums\, limitation of services\, or leaving a community.\n Finally\, proximity to quality health care is important for attracting and growing business in North Dakota.As we look to diversify our economy\, we must do what we can to attract companies to locate in North Dakota.Closing hospitals only makes it more difficult to attract new jobs.\n\n \n\n \n\nAgenda:\n\n1:30 p.m. Introductions\n\n\n Bernie Dardis\, Policy Vice Chair\, GNDC\n\n \n\n1:35 p.m. Medicaid Expansion Overview\n\n\n Tim Rave\, VP Public Policy\, Sanford Health\n Chris Jones\, VP Strategy and Business Development\, CHI\n\n \n\n2:20 p.m. Open Discussion Your chance to ask your questions about specific topics \n\n\n Bernie Dardis\, Policy Vice Chair\, GNDC\n\n \n\n2:30 p.m. Adjourn\n\n\n\nNext Meeting - August 11th @1:30pm\n\nWSI Presentation | Rep. George Keiser X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:
\nContinuation of Medicaid Expansion:
\nAs a Chamber we supported Medicaid expansion in 2013\, under the principles of helping our hospitals recover some of the bad debt/charity care that is currently in the system. \;
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\nLike all businesses\, hospitals cannot continuously provide services in excess of revenue. \; Unlike most businesses\, hospitals cannot turn anyone away. \; So when someone shows up at the hospital without health insurance\, hospitals are obligated to provide care with no way to cover those costs. \; Medicaid expansion doesn&rsquo\;t solve this problem\, but without it the only options for the hospitals will be to shift those costs to the private sector\, increase costs for those with health insurance\, limit services\, or shut down altogether.
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\nMedicaid Expansion helps reduce the amount of uncompensated care in hospitals\; this is a business issue for several reasons:\n\n\n \;
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\nAgenda:
\n1:30 p.m. &ndash\; Introductions\n\n\n \;
\n1:35 p.m. &ndash\; Medicaid Expansion Overview\n\n\n \;
\n2:20 p.m. &ndash\; Open Discussion &ndash\; Your chance to ask your questions about specific topics \n\n\n \;
\n2:30 p.m. &ndash\; Adjourn
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\nNext Meeting - August 11th \;@1:30pm
\nWSI Presentation | Rep. \;George Keiser
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\n \; LOCATION:GNDC Office 2000 Schafer Rd Bismarck\, ND 58502 -or- Go To Meeting: https://global.gotomeeting.com/join/963263925 888.640.7162 or 626.521.0016 Access Code: 963.263.925 UID:e.2286.41 SEQUENCE:3 DTSTAMP:20260408T030112Z URL:http://business.ndchamber.com/events/details/government-affairs-committee-meeting-07-14-2016-41 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR