Strategic Planning & Timelines

Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene released three RFPs to support Exchange implementation.

Connecticut Office of Policy and Management released a request for proposals (RFP)  for a contractor to focus on
Exchange business operations and IT systems along with, consumer assistance and support.

The essential health benefits package specifies the services that all Qualified Health Plans will be required to cover if they are to participate in any state’s health insurance exchange.

National Center for Health Statistics at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released a study that found that one million more young adults had health insurance in the first quarter of 2011 than in the same period of 2010 because of the health care reform law.

This annual survey of employers provides a detailed look at trends in employer-sponsored health coverage, including premiums, employee contributions, cost-sharing provisions, and other relevant information.

This report provides state-level overview of how Medicaid is managed and strategies for improving access to care, quality of care and accountability.

State Health Access Reform Evaluation (SHARE) released three briefs by grantee Michael O’Grady, Senior Fellow at the National Opinion Research Center (NORC), to identify the most useful set of next-generation data linkage projects to inform health care reform implementation.

Governor Shumlin announced appointees to Vermont's Green Mountain Care Board.

Colorado Health Institute released the "2011 Safety Net Primer."

Preliminary tax collection data for the April-June quarter of 2011 show further strength in overall state tax collections as well as for personal income tax and sales tax revenue. However, total tax revenue collections are still below peak levels.