1. Joint Cover AZ Coalition Call Wednesday June 19, 2019

2. Cover AZ Coalition Call Begins at 10am

3. Agenda Introduction Telemedicine
Marcus Johnson, Kaihe Akahane, & Jon Langmead
Telemedicine
Nancy Rowe, University of Arizona

4. Agenda CMS Updates Covered Clips Jon Langmead & Kaihe Akahane
Marcus Johnson, Vitalyst

5. CMS Updates Certified Application Counselor Designated Organizations
Health Reimbursement Arrangements (HRA)

6. Certified Application Counselor Designated Organizations
Start date: June 12, 2019
Due date: September 16, 2019

7. Certified Application Counselor Designated Organizations
Any organization seeking to provide CAC enrollment assistance to consumers for Plan Year 2020 must be a certified CDO. In order to be designated as a CDO, you must submit an online application and enter into an agreement with CMS.
If your organization completed the CDO refresh process last year and received a new CDO identification number and a welcome packet, then you do not need to reapply.  

8. Certified Application Counselor Designated Organizations
The CDO application link is now live and can be accessed here:

9. Certified Application Counselor Designated Organizations
CDO Application technical assistance webinar recordings, user guides, and more can be found at:
For additional questions, contact us at

10. Final Rule on Health Reimbursement Arrangements (HRA)
To view the final rules, click here:
 To view the associated materials, click here:

11. Final Rule on Health Reimbursement Arrangement (HRAs)
To view the associated set of Frequently Asked Questions, click here:
To view the press release, click here:

12. Final Rule on Health Reimbursement Arrangement (HRAs)
To view the CMS Administrator’s statement, click here: 

13. June 19, 2019

14. Next Meeting
Wednesday August 21, 2019
from 10 – 11:30 am