State Resources

The focus/business work group discussed whether the exchange should have an aggregator function, how many plans should be offered in the exchange and how should they be defined, as well as, the functional capabilities of the exchange website.

The board discussed the option to implement a Basic Health Program as an alternative to the exchange's coverage for adults with incomes between 133 percent and 200 percent of the federal poverty level, and for legal immigrants with incomes below 133 percent of the poverty level.

In two years California hopes to have most physicians using electronic health records state-wide and to have those records linked through a health information exchange system, using a provider directory services database.

This is an open letter to New York Governor Cuomo, Senator Skelos and Speaker Silver urging them to quickly enact legislation establishing New York’s Health Insurance Exchange.

On March 1, 2011, 12,000 currently uninsured Minnesotans became eligible for the Medical Assistance Program—the state’s Medicaid program. Two months have passed and the program has enrolled over 60,000 enrollees.

Insurance provisions of the Affordable Care Act, an implementation timeline for Colorado.

Hawaii is moving toward a medical home model for Medicaid patients, integrating electronic health records to help coordinate services and improve provider communication.

Senate Bill 440 would create the Silver State Health Insurance Exchange.

State of Rhode Island Office of Health Insurance Commissioner presentation on exchange development and the next steps for implementation in Rhode Island.

Alabama Department of Insurance narrative for the Department of Health and Human Services Grants to States for Health Insurance Premium Review—Cycle I.