State Resources

Guam's letter to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services requesting a Medical Loss Ratio waiver.

Resources from Tennesse's Insurance Exchange Planning Initiative

A conference committee has come to an agreement on details surrounding the creation of an interim committee designed to deal with federal health care reform.

This report is a collection of data from many sources and provides baseline demographics and features of California's individual and small group markets.

Michigan is adding two more health insurance plans to its high risk insurance pool in an effort to cover more uninsured individuals with chronic illnesses. The new plans have lower premiums and higher deductibles compared to the plans currently offered, but all plans will offer the same coverage.

Oregon's Senate Committee passed its exchange enabling legislation, S.B. 99A, April 25, 2011.

The California Health Benefit Exchange had their first board meeting on April 20, 2011.

Minnesota Community Measurement (MNCM) program  reports on 18 clinical quality measures, health information technology, patient experience, cost of care and hospital measures.

Maryland is currently the third state to sign legislation to create a health  benefit exchange.

West Virginia's governor has enacted a temporary provider tax for acute care hospitals in order to generate more federal Medicaid dollars. The enabling legislation, H.B. 492, was signed by the state's acting governor, Earl Ray Tomblin, on April 5, 2011.