Posts Tagged by hbex
Supreme Court Decision Could Cost Health Plans $1T in Loss Revenue
| May 17, 2012 | Posted by Kandis Driscoll under Blog |
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The Supreme Court is expected to rule on the constitutionality of the ACA in June. The decision ahead could: (1) uphold the law (2) over turn only part of the legislation (i.e. the individual mandate), or (3) strike down the bill in its entirety. A recent report by Bloomberg Government… more
May Exchange Board Meeting #1: Federal Partnership Options
| May 15, 2012 | Posted by Kiwon Yoo under Blog |
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The May 15 Exchange Board meeting was a late addition to the schedule, and was largely dedicated to the state/federal partnership option, under which California could receive federal assistance in operating its Exchange for the first few years. Amanda Cowley, the acting director of state health exchanges at the Office… more
The Potential for a Hybrid Exchange
| May 3, 2012 | Posted by Lucien Wulsin under Blog |
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The federal rules on the Exchange allow state Exchanges and the federal government to contract with each other to operate aspects of the Exchange on a permanent or interim transitional basis. These are known as Partnership Exchanges. Given the short time frame to have an operational IT system for Exchange,… more
April Exchange Board Meeting: SHOP Exchange
| April 30, 2012 | Posted by Kiwon Yoo under Blog |
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After some delay in the open session, which was indicative of the amount of work that the Board members face, April’s Exchange Board meeting focused on the Small Business Health Options Program (SHOP), with a panel discussion. During his Executive Director update, Peter Lee announced that the Board received a… more
State-by-State Exchange Implementation
| August 29, 2011 | Posted by Kiwon Yoo under Blog |
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Although the ACA mandates that each state must have a health insurance exchange, most need to pass legislation to create the authority to set them up. A study by the Center for Budget and Policy Priorities (CBPP) of state exchange implementation shows that states are in varying states of progress.… more
Peter Lee Elected First Exchange Board Executive Director
| August 25, 2011 | Posted by Ashley Cohen under Blog |
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Peter V. Lee Named First Executive Director of the California Health Benefit Exchange Pat Powers to continue as Acting Administrative Officer through the end of December SACRAMENTO – The California Health Benefit Exchange Board unanimously approved the appointment of Peter V. Lee as its first Executive Director, Chair Diana Dooley… more
California Receives Level I Establishment Grant to Fund Exchange Development
| August 12, 2011 | Posted by Ashley Cohen under Blog |
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Today, California received a $39M Level I Establishment Grant from HHS to being the creation of a state Exchange. The state had asked for $40.1M. The funds will be used to recruit staff and contract workers to create a three-year business plan, develop IT, and conduct consumer outreach. The one-year… more
CHCF Visions for the Exchange
| August 10, 2011 | Posted by Ashley Cohen under Blog |
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In a previous blog, I mentioned that CHCF proposed a few visions for the Exchange at the California Health Benefit Exchange Board’s July meeting. These visions included: Price Leader: The CHBE as a Driver of Low Premiums. The promise of health reform is to make health insurance more affordable and… more
