Insurance Exchanges

This toolkit offers ideas and resources to help states determine health benefit designs to be offered on the state health insurance exchanges.

The Minnesota Department of Commerce has announced sample modules for a Minneosate Health Insurance Exchange.

On behalf of Governor McDonnell, the Virginia Health Care Reform Advisory Committee has written a report to the legislature on key decisions the state needs to make on health care reform.

This report identifies, organizes, and lays out information for the Commonwealth to consider when making a decision whether to establish and implement its own exchange.

On November 29, 2011 Alabama, Arizona, Delaware, Hawaii, Idaho, Iowa, Maine, Michigan, Nebraska, New Mexico, Rhode Island, Tennessee, and Vermont received federal funding to help establish state-based health insurance excahnges.

The Utah Health System Reform Task Force of the State Legislature's  preliminary annual report, which includes details on implementation of Utah-based reform; how to respond to the ACA; and cost containment initiatives.

Presentation on the results of an analysis on coverage and financial impacts of market reforms and a Basic Health Plan (BHP) in Minnesota.

Utah submitted comments that focused on allowing Utah to maintain flexibility, creativity, and market-driven approaches.

On October 31, 2011 Minnesota submitted comments on all five proposed regulations announced by CMS in July and August of 2011. 

The Tennessee Exchange Planning Initiative is charged with making recommendations to the governor on establishing a state health insurance exchange, and the planning group is seeking final feedback from stakeholders on this exchange white paper.