Strategic Planning & Timelines

Two key federal data sources – the American Community Survey (ACS) and the Current Population Survey (CPS) – that will give a first look at health insurance coverage under full roll-out of the ACA are set to be released. These large-scale annual surveys will provide a picture of the immediate impacts of the ACA on coverage across the country and within the states while providing historical trend information for context. This webinar on September 22 will examine the new 2014 ACS and CPS coverage estimates with technical insight from SHADAC researchers and experts from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation’s “Plan Choice Challenge” was a recent competition facilitated by Health 2.0 to spur the development of innovative technology applications that better support consumers as they shop for and purchase health insurance. This webinar featured background on the challenge from Health 2.0, an overview of the winning apps, and insights into what states should consider as they explore plan selection tools. States had a chance to ask questions of the vendors who developed the winning applications—Consumers’ CHECKBOOK (first place), Stride Health (second place) and Clear Health Analytics (third place).

The National Business Group on Health released eight Employer Guides to assist employers who want to use comparative effectiveness research (CER) in their strategies for plan design, provider network selection, and consumer engagement.

State Coverage Initiatives partnered with experts at Health Management Associates (HMA) to bring you a webinar that will answer your questions about ACA funding opportunities related to delivery system reform, Medicare and Medicaid, workforce development, insurance reform, and prevention and wellness. 

The State Coverage Initiatives (SCI) hosted a technical assistance conference call that focused on assisting states in completing the application and providing submission information for the State Planning and Establishment Grants for the exchanges outlined in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.