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Appointments to the Suncoast Health Council (Board of County Commissioners as a whole).
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Recommended Action:
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Approve the appointments to the Suncoast Health Council. One appointment is for a Health Care consumer and two appointments are for Health Care providers. The terms are for 2-years and will expire on Sept. 30, 2022.
• Approve 3 appointments to the Suncoast Health Council.
• There are multiple applicants. See ballot.
• Applicant resumes and applications can be reviewed on the attachment.
• Ballots are attached to agenda item.
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Background Information:
Suncoast Health Council is an independent, private non-profit organization governed by a Board of Directors to represent the concerns of health care consumers, providers and purchasers in Pinellas and Pasco counties. The Health Council collects and analyzes health care data; describes community health status; identifies health care needs and resources; and works with community partners to design programs and services to respond to current and emerging health care needs.
The Suncoast Health Council board is comprised of 12 members; eight members are appointed by the Pinellas County Board of County Commissioners and four members are appointed by the Pasco County Board of County Commissioners. The Council is a volunteer board made up of consumers, providers and purchasers of health care. Members are appointed to specific member categories: Health Care Provider, Health Care Consumer and Health Care Purchaser.
A Health Care Provider is someone who provides health care services, such as a doctor. A Health Care Consumer is defined as an individual who is neither a purchaser nor provider, who receives medical care from licensed practitioners, resides in or receives services from a heath care facility and who may or may not access public and/or private health insurance coverage.
A Health Care Purchaser is defined as an individual licensed to provide or who provides health care services to individuals and/or groups, such as insurance executives. A Purchaser may also purchase health care services on behalf of others, provided they don’t also provide direct medical care. Examples include human resource managers and business owners purchasing health coverage for employees.
Attachments:
Applications/Resumes
Ballot/Worksheet
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Partner(s):
Elizabeth Rugg, Executive Director, Suncoast Health Council