Insurance Exchanges

A report from the National Governors Association and the National Association of State Budget Officials.

Republican Gov. Robert Bentley issued an executive order on June 2, 2011 setting up an exchange study commission. The executive order does not establish an exchange governance structure but does move the state forward on its planning.

State Representatives have voted to establish a quasi-public agency to launch and run a health insurance exchange.

The latest in a series on implementing health insurance exchanges provides state officials with valuable information and resources on implementing a successful public education and marketing campaign to promote enrollment in exchanges.

An issue brief from the Kaiser Family Foundation explains the new rules governing the way that states determine eligibility for Medicaid and CHIP under health reform, and specifically the changes in how income and household size are defined in order to determine eligibility for those programs as well as for the Exchange premium credits.