Insurance Exchanges

On September 5, 2012, Colorado's Governor’s Office, the Department of Insurance, and the Colorado Health Benefit Exchange issued a preliminary recommendation that Kaiser Permanente, Colorado's largest small‐group health‐insurance plan, serve as the Essential Health Benefits benchmark plan. 

Minnesota's Plan Certification Work Group has recommended a proposed set of Qualified Health Plan (QHP) certification standards for the Minnesota Health Insurance Exchange.

Minnesota's Health Insurance Exchange Small Employer and Employees Work Group has drafted proposed recommendations on the inclusion and interface of tax savings or tax credit programs for the small employer within the Minnesota Health Insurance Exchange.

New York State's Executive Order 42 requires the state's Health Benefit Exchange to convene regional advisory committees to provide advice and make recommendations.

Maryland’s Department of Health and Mental Hygiene developed a white paper that outlines the continuity of care issues individuals will face as they transition between Medicaid and the Exchange.