Author: Tom Entrikin | Posted: 26. October 2012 06:36
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announced on October 12, 2012 that it has committed $1,820,573,884 in loans to 23 Consumer Operated and Oriented Plans (CO-OPs) under section 1322 of the Affordable Care Act (ACA). Section 1322 authorizes up to $3.8 billion in federal loans to foster the creation of consumer-governed private non-profit health insurance issuers that will offer qualified health plan coverage through health insurance Exchanges by January 2014. [More]
Author: Ryan Paiva | Posted: 18. September 2012 05:46
Sacramento, CA, August, 2012 – The Nevada Silver State Health Insurance Exchange has selected PCG Technology Consulting (PCG TC) to provide Independent Verification and Validation (IV&V) services for its Business Operations Solution (BOS). For more information, contact pcgtechnologyconsulting@publicconsultinggroup.com. [More]
Author: Tom Entrikin | Posted: 16. March 2012 04:31
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) issued on March 12 a draft copy of final rules on state health insurance exchanges under the Affordable Care Act (ACA). The final rules are scheduled to be published officially in the Federal Register on March 27, to be effective 60 days later. HHS may consider additional comments for up to 45 days after publication on nine “interim final” provisions within the rules. [More]
Author: Tom Entrikin | Posted: 1. December 2011 05:22
The Center for Consumer Information and Insurance Oversight (CCIIO) announced on November 29 that it is awarding $220 million in health insurance Exchange establishment grants to 13 states under section 1311 of the Affordable Care Act (ACA). Twelve states (Alabama, Arizona, Delaware, Hawaii, Idaho, Iowa, Maine, Michigan, Nebraska, New Mexico, Tennessee and Vermont) received notification of “Level One” Exchange establishment grants and Rhode Island won a $58.5 million “Level Two” grant for seven projects building on progress that it achieved under “Level One.” [More]
Author: Sam Fish | Posted: 26. August 2011 08:54
On August 11, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) awarded 13 states and the District of Columbia additional grants to assist in the development of health insurance exchanges (HIEs) to help implement the Affordable Care Act. DHHS and the Treasury Department also released three proposed rules to help consumers use the exchanges. [More]
Author: Tom Entrikin | Posted: 15. July 2011 08:19
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) issued on July 11 a draft copy of proposed rules on state health insurance exchanges under the Affordable Care Act (ACA). The proposed rules are scheduled to be published officially in the Federal Register on July 15 with a 75-day period for public comments. The proposed rules are designed to implement provisions of the ACA which afford states flexibility in methods of facilitating access to affordable coverage for qualified individuals and small businesses in 2014. [More]
Author: Tom Entrikin | Posted: 18. February 2011 11:20
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) awarded $241 million on February 16 to help states create, implement, and share information technology that will be the foundation for health insurance exchanges (virtual marketplaces through which individuals and small businesses will be able to purchase health insurance under the federal health care reform law in 2014). [More]
Author: Bob Carey | Posted: 5. January 2011 07:32
With pressing deadlines in the Federal Affordable Care Act for the development of a health insurance exchange, a new United Hospital Fund report examines key structural decisions faced by New York State as it begins implementation of this key feature of the law. [More]
Author: Tom Entrikin | Posted: 28. October 2010 08:33
The New York State Department of Health and the New York eHealth Collaborative presented a comprehensive plan on October 26 to the HHS Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONCHIT) under which New York would use $129 million in state and federal funds to fully implement the Statewide Health Information Network for New York (SHIN-NY). [More]
Author: Bob Carey | Posted: 5. October 2010 05:03
Well-functioning Health Benefit Exchanges (Exchanges) may determine the success of federal health care reform in meeting its goals to improve access to health coverage, enhance the value of health insurance, and moderate the cost of health care. Across the country, state governments will play the pivotal role in operating the Exchanges, facilitating the expansion of Medicaid, and implementing market-altering changes to the rules governing commercial health insurance. [More]
