Vinil Devabhaktuni

The committee reviewed and discussed several financial policy items, including a proposed Cash Reserve Policy aimed at ensuring operational stability and regulatory compliance. They also evaluated the necessity of establishing a revolving line of credit to manage short-term liquidity needs. Additionally, the committee reviewed the investment performance for the previous year and discussed strategies for the upcoming year, including the potential implementation of a tiered investment strategy and the use of a separately managed account to optimize returns.

The board meeting agenda included several administrative and operational items. Key actions involved the ratification and approval of amendments to local initiative secondary contracts with the California Department of Health Care Services. Additionally, the board reviewed and approved professional services agreement amendments for Pacific Interpreters, Inc., Imagenet, LLC, and Varis, LLC. The meeting also featured a Chief Executive Officer update, a marketing and communications department overview, a review of the monthly financial report, and presentations on the 2025 grievance and appeals overview and the 2025 provider experience annual survey results.

The committee reviewed the CMS update on Telehealth and examined performance reports, including the Measurement Year 2025 MCAS MPL performance and the Medicare Stars Performance Update. Key discussions focused on the 2026 CLAS Program Description and Workplan, which aims to advance health equity and improve care for diverse populations. The committee also received the Quality Improvement Council Executive Summary, which covered network adequacy gaps, behavioral health compliance issues, hospital initiatives such as Centers of Excellence, and strategic care management efforts. Additionally, the committee addressed provider engagement regarding member experience and laboratory service delays.

The meeting agenda includes standard items such as call to order, roll call, and changes to the agenda, followed by public comments. Key discussion topics under the Consent Agenda involve Medi-Cal & Covered California Regulatory Updates, Medicare Regulatory Updates, Delegation Oversight, and reports on the Key Performance Indicator Dashboard, Corrective Action Plan Log, Compliance Incidents, Conduct and Ethics Compliance Incidents, Fraud, Waste, and Abuse Incidents, Risk Management Process, and Privacy Incidents. The Policy Agenda features the Compliance Officer's Report. The document also notes an upcoming meeting date in June 2026.

The meeting agenda included several key discussion items covering administration, finance, health services, information technology, and quality. Administration items involved approving the 2026 Annual Compliance, HIPAA, and Fraud, Waste, and Abuse Program Descriptions and Code of Business Conduct and Ethics, as well as approving a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the IEHP Foundation to match employee donations up to $100,000 for an emergency assistance fund. Finance topics included approving an updated Delegation of Authority form for the Pension Prefunding Trust Fund, seeking delegation authority to approve estimated $4 million in annual insurance policy renewals (Property, Casualty, Management, Cyber, and Fiduciary Liability), approving the Sixth Amendment to the security services agreement with Securitas for an additional year, and ratifying an access agreement with Ryan Companies US, Inc., for parking lot use which includes a $250,000 donation to the IEHP Foundation. Health Services required approval of the Third Amendment to the Professional Service Agreement with Freed & Associates for CalAIM and Population Health consulting services and approval of an MOU with Riverside University Health System -- Public Health for coordinated care services, effective for five years at no direct cost. The Information Technology department sought ratification for the Fifth Amendment to the software license agreement with Clinical Architecture, LLC., for continued use of Symedical and Pivot software platforms. Quality agenda items included approving a $20,000 grant agreement with the California Health Care Foundation to enhance behavioral health care via Community Health Worker integration in Emergency Departments, seeking delegation of authority for the Eighth Amendment to the Participation Agreement with Manifest MedEx for technical consultant and custom development services, approving the 2026 Quality Management Program Description and Workplan, and approving funding up to $20,810,848 for the 2026-27 Quality Achievement Program.