Qualified Health Plan (QHP) Issuer Certification Checklist
The Qualified Health Plan (QHP) Issuer Certification Checklist is a document developed by Georgetown University’s Health Policy Institute that insurance regulators (and/or Exchanges) can use or modify for use in reviewing applications filed by issuers for approval as QHP issuers.
Operationalizing Oversight of ACA Insurance Market Reforms
The Operationalizing Oversight of ACA Insurance Market Reforms webinar took place on January 28, 2013. Click the blue “download” box to the left to retrieve the slides and a recording of the webinar can be found here.
Financial Sustainability of Medicaid and Exchange Integrated Eligibility Systems: State Cost Allocation Methodologies
This brief and companion chart, prepared by Center for Health Care Strategies, reviews cost allocation methodologies states use to determine how exchange development expenses are charged to different agencies.
State Experiences with Express Lane Eligibility: Policy Considerations and Possibilities for the Future
The following document, prepared by the National Academy for State Health Policy, discusses the possible role of Express Lane Eligibility (ELE) in simplifying and streamlining enrollment into Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP).
Design Considerations in Structuring Employee Choice for SHOP Exchange
The Affordable Care Act (ACA) created the Small Business Health Options Program (“SHOP”) to create new marketplaces for small employers (and employees) to shop for and purchase employer subsidized health insurance coverage. In addition to small business tax credits, the primary value proposition for the SHOP is to facilitate employee choice.
Top 10 Best Practices for State Health Reform Websites
Forum One Communications and GMMB have aided three State Network states in developing consumer-friendly websites aimed at tackling the difficult challenge of explaining the Affordable Care Act (ACA) provisions to consumers.
State Tasks for Partnership Exchange
Manatt Health Solutions, with support from the State Network, has prepared a high level summary of the tasks that states must accomplish to achieve certification of a State Partnership Exchange for Plan Management and/or Consumer Assistance. These tasks closely track the Blueprint for Approval of Affordable State-based or State Partnership Insurance Exchanges, with detailed annotations of tasks directly from the Blueprint.
Assessment of Current Coverage Programs and Future Options
This template, prepared by Manatt Health Solutions, is intended to assist states in evaluating the options with respect to transitioning certain Medicaid and state-funded populations and programs into a post-ACA coverage environment with Medicaid eligibility for non-disabled adults under age 65 (potentially) expanded to 133% of the FPL and tax credits and cost sharing reductions available to individuals between 133% and 400% of the FPL (or between 100% and 400% in a non-expansion state).
Consumer Assistance Small Group Convening: Presentations
State Coverage Initiatives hosted a Small Group Convening in Chicago, IL on October 4-5, 2012, bringing together technical experts and state officials to present and discuss issues surrounding Consumer Assistance. The presentations made at this meeting are compiled and listed by session.
Analysis of Federal Statutory and Regulatory Eligibility and Enrollment
The following chart, prepared by Manatt Health Solutions, with support from the State Network, summarizes the federal statutory and regulatory eligibility and enrollment requirements for Medicaid using the Modified Adjusted Gross Income (MAGI) methodology, CHIP, Non-MAGI Medicaid, Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF), Child Care Assistance Program and Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP).