Bulletin for August 15, 2013

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Clark Merkley with Speaker Gabriela Benitez



Upcoming Rotary Programs and Events

           
August 22, 2013:  Annual Golf Outing at Hobble Creek Golf Course at Noon and
 Summer Party at Jolley's Ranch in Hobble Creek Canyon at 6:30 pm
 including the Canteen Committee's famous dinner.

August 29, 2013:  Scott Pingree the Chief Planning Officer for Intermountain
 Healthcare's Urban South Region will talk about "Hotspotting" in the
 healthcare industry.  This about how a small percentage of the most
chronically ill patients utilize a high percentage of charity care dollars.

Report of Provo Rotary Meeting Held August 15, 2013

 

Today's meeting was held at the Riverside Country Club at Noon with President-elect Richy Hood conducting.  Ron Roberts provided dinner music and Jill Moon lead the singing of the National Anthem and the Pledge of Allegiance.  The invocation was offered by Steve Tolley.
Jill Moon introduced Susan Larson who is a Vice President and the Branch Manager of the Provo Branch of the Bank of the West.  Chaplain Paul Warner reported that he was not aware of any health or other concerns to report.  

President-elect Ricky Hood reviewed the announcements which included information on the coming Golf Outing and Summer Party (see above).  He also announced a service project related to the Taste of The Valley.  Linda Palmer is spearheading our involvement with this community project.  A number of club members signed up to help on the day of the scheduled event, which is Saturday, September 7th.  


 

 

 

SPEAKER

Clark Merkley introduced our speaker, Gabriela Benitez, Health Exchange Director with GBS Benefits.  GBS in the largest employee benefits brokerage firm in the State of Utah.  Gabriela talked about the effects of healthcare reform on businesses and individuals.  All businesses and individuals will be affected by the changes.  She talked about strategies to deal with the changes that are already in place and those still anticipated.  It is very clear that the new mandates will translate into significant increases in premium costs in the next few years.  She talked about the new Utah Health Exchange that will be in place next year.   The exchange may have advantages for small business and their employees when compared with traditional plans, including  offering many more options for the employees of those firms than the traditional plans.



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