Posts Tagged by exchange board meeting
January Exchange Board Meeting: Covered California Announces Federal Grant Award, Considers Plan Contract Requirements and Bridge Plans to Include Medi-Cal Managed Care Plans
| January 22, 2013 | Posted by John Connolly under Blog, Insurance Exchange, Legislation/Policy, State |
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The January Exchange Board meeting opened with the Executive Director’s report, with Peter Lee summarizing Covered California’s major planned milestones for 2013. These goals include launching a Covered California consumer website in January, selecting an administrative vendor for the SHOP Exchange in February, announcing outreach grantees in April, beginning assister… more
Exchange Update (December 2012)
| January 9, 2013 | Posted by Kiwon Yoo under Insurance Exchange |
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This is a continuation of a previous ITUP report on the Exchange, which was updated until the February board meeting. This report will be continually updated to incorporate ongoing developments. Please refer to the previous report for background information and issues addressed during board meetings prior to February 21, 2012.… more
December Exchange Board Meeting: Federal Proposed Rules, Marketing and Outreach, QHP Designs, Health Disparities
| December 18, 2012 | Posted by Kiwon Yoo under Blog |
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During the last meeting of 2012 (possibly the world), the Exchange board discussed a myriad of topics with updates on several key topics. Executive Director’s Report During his monthly report, Peter Lee announced the tentative planning calendar for 2013, with the January meeting being held in Los Angeles. The board… more
At October Board Meeting, California Health Benefit Exchange Reports Considerable Interest among Insurers, Picks a Name: Covered California
| October 31, 2012 | Posted by John Connolly under Blog, Insurance Exchange, Insurance Exchange News |
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The California Health Benefit Exchange Board has received a considerable amount of interest from health insurance issuers who may submit bids to sell plans through the Exchange. At the board meeting today, the Exchange staff reported that 33 issuers have indicated interest in submitting bids, with 5 issuers interested in… more
September Exchange Board Meeting: Stakeholder Consultation, Consumer Assistance, SHOP and Service Center Models
| September 20, 2012 | Posted by Kiwon Yoo under Blog |
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Executive Director’s Report Exchange staff provided legislative and CalHEERS updates, as well as a naming/tagline exploration board status update. Chris Kelly summarized findings from a preliminary focus group of 66 people, who liked the names “Covered, CA,” “CaliHealth,” “Avocado,” “Ursa” and “Eureka.” Interestingly, Spanish names did not test well with… more
September California Exchange Board Meeting: SHOP, Consumer Assistance, Stakeholder Engagement Options
| September 17, 2012 | Posted by John Connolly under Blog, Insurance Exchange, The Uninsured |
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The California Health Benefits Exchange Board will meet in Sacramento tomorrow, September 18, 2012. The agenda includes action on the Exchange’s stakeholder engagement plan, the qualified health plan (QHP) solicitation process, and the operations of the Small Business Health Options Program (SHOP). In addition, the Board will discuss ombudsman and… more
August Exchange Board Meeting: Individual Market, SHOP, QHP and Service Center Options
| August 27, 2012 | Posted by Kiwon Yoo under Blog |
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August’s Exchange board meeting was packed to the proverbial gills, with several important topics on the agenda: premium aggregation, individual exchange agent payment options, SHOP recommendations, QHP policies, and service center options. During his Executive Director’s report, Peter Lee announced that the federal government had funded the Exchange’s Level 1.2… more
July Exchange Board Meeting: QHP Policies
| July 23, 2012 | Posted by Kiwon Yoo under Blog |
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The July 23 Exchange board meeting was held in Oakland, the second time the board convened outside of Sacramento. The focus was on Qualified Health Plan (QHP) policies and service center options. During the Executive Director’s report, Peter Lee summarized progress on the Federal Level 1.2 Establishment grant, the CalHEERS… more
June Exchange Board Meeting #2: Service Center Options
| June 25, 2012 | Posted by Kiwon Yoo under Blog |
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The second board meeting in June was largely around service center design and options, which will be critical in providing toll-free customer support when the Exchange is operational. Prior to this discussion, Peter Lee summarized a draft of the Exchange by-laws and outlined the schedule for the upcoming months in his… more
June Exchange Board Meeting #1: SHOP, Outreach, Assisters
| June 13, 2012 | Posted by Kiwon Yoo under Blog |
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In his Executive Director’s report, Peter Lee announced that Accenture had been awarded the CalHEERS grant for the Exchange’s IT system, and the board passed and adopted Resolution No. 2012-24, which allows the ED or his authorized designee to provide technical assistance on legislative proposals that affect or inform the… more
