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Director flags Anthem breach, highlights wellness expansion and offers legislative positions
Summary
Director Catherine Dodd briefed the Board on the national Anthem breach, urged member outreach and noted Blue Shield of California is a separate company; she also reported rapid growth in the wellness program for city employees and recommended positions on three state bills (SB137, SB26, SB125).
Director Catherine Dodd opened her report by flagging the national Anthem/Blue Cross data breach and distributing a frequently asked questions handout for members. She explained that Blue Shield of California is a separately incorporated nonprofit and that Anthem was conducting an investigation; Blue Shield representatives later told the Board that Anthem had committed to notify Blue Card members if their data were exposed, but no timeline for that notification was available.
Dodd also highlighted operational work: a 34% increase in member visits and 22% more calls in January, identification of roughly 700 part‑time employees newly eligible for benefits under ACA guidance, and the rapid build‑out of a wellness infrastructure that now supports programs for roughly 63,000 employees. She described partnerships with Kaiser Permanente and Blue Shield and noted the Board packet contains a draft letter to the Department of Managed Care urging clearer member notices when managed‑care contracts are not renewed.
On legislation, Dodd presented three bills to the Board: SB137 (recommendation: support with an amendment to add urgent care centers), SB26 (recommended watch and further review), and SB125 (unclear scope; recommended watch). Public commenters including Rebecca Ryan and Claire Zvansky urged the Board to track SB26 closely and to monitor the United Food and Commercial Workers lawsuit against Sutter Health for potential relevance to network competition and member access issues. The Board agreed to be guided by charter provisions and city counsel regarding any formal lobbying or endorsements.
