Showing posts with label health insurance exchanges implementation. Show all posts
Showing posts with label health insurance exchanges implementation. Show all posts

Thursday, April 4, 2013

Health Insurance Exchanges Implementation

Kaiser Family Foundation published a fact sheet on "Establishing Health Insurance Exchanges: A Overview of State Efforts".  This fact sheet highlighted the state-based health insurance exchanges (& implementation of these exchanges) which are a key component of the Affordable Care Act (ACA).
  • 17 States & Washington DC intend to establish a state-based exchange
  • Mississippi's application for state-based exchange was rejected
  • 7 States are planning on a partnership exchange
  • 26 states will default to federal facilitated exchange
  • State-based exchanges must provide access to telephone call centers, build a website with information about insurance options and application assistance and create a Navigator program to improve public awareness and enrollment.
  • According to the article, $3.5 billion dollars were distributed to all but 4 states to aid in the funding of the IT infrastructure that is necessary to support the exchanges.
  • The fact sheet also has a Figure with "Total Federal Grants for Health Insurance Exchanges" and a Table with "Characteristics of State-Based Exchanges" 
To download the full PDF, please click the following link: Establishing Health Insurance Exchanges: A Overview of State Efforts

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