Healthcare Town Hall

Two reports commissioned by states planning for a health insurance exchange are now available for public consumption:

• This report for the Washington State Health Authority looks at three key exchange-planning questions facing Washington state.
• This report for the North Carolina Department of Insurance offers actuarial projections and guidance to the state as it looks to establish a health benefit exchange.

Of course every state is unique and faces its own challenges that reflect the local healthcare environment.

Exchanges ben diederich, Chris Girod, North Carolina, state exchanges, Washington

The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) mandates that each state have a health exchange in place by January 1, 2014. These exchanges will be either of the state’s invention or under the aegis of the federal Department of Health and Human Services. This paper, the latest in a series of papers on exchanges, addresses the functions of an exchange and examines various operational considerations.

Reform Alan Desmarais, ben diederich, Stacey Muller, state exchanges

There is increased attention on Washington state’s Basic Health program with a recent Seattle PI article. Last year we checked in on this Basic Health program, which is examined alongside other reforms in Washington state.

Reform ben diederich, Washington