Insurance Exchanges

On March 8, 2012, Nevada's Silver State Health Insurance Exchange Board met to discuss the creation of a strategic plan.

The California Department of Managed Health Care has announced the launch of a partnership with the Health Consumer Alliance to assist Californians struggling to gain access to health coverage. In addition to direct assistance, the Health Consumer Alliance will also provide consumers with information on changes to the health care system as a result of the ACA.

The final exchange rules released by HHS covers the establishment of exchanges and the eligibility standards for employers. It doesn’t cover exemptions from the individual mandate, essential benefits, or quality standards.

This Kaiser Family Foundation brief, authored by Manatt Health Solutions, assesses the potential benefits and drawbacks to states from implementing a Basic Health Program under the Affordable Care Act (ACA).

This National Academy for State Health Policy report outlines for states developing insurance exchanges, the three main areas where policy decisions have implications for consumers intersecting with the exchange.

The California Health Benefit Exchange released a Request for Proposal (RFP) to provide Project Management and Technical Support
Consulting Services to assist state project staff during the Design, Development and Implementation (DDI) of the California Healthcare
Eligibility, Enrollment, and Retention System (CalHEERS).

The Colorado Health Benefit Exchange (COHBE) submitted a Progress Report to the General Assembly and Governor in January 2012.

Wakely Consulting Group has created an overview of the business functions that must be established, the type of work that must be undertaken, and a relative timeline and chronological order for establishing Maryland's Health Benefit Exchange.

The Minnesota Department of Commerce is requesting proposals for contracting with a vendor or vendors to develop market research, branding and public relations for a Health Insurance Exchange. Work is proposed to start April 2012.

This brief from the Kaiser Family Foundation's Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured (KCMU), based on a roundtable discussion with federal and state officials and experts, examines key issues related to outreach and enrollment efforts under the Affordable Care Act.