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Maximizing Enrollment/NASHP Eligibility Regulatory Analysis Grid: Issues and Areas for Comment for States

blattisaw — Fri, 21 Oct 2011 15:20:07 -0400

This grid outlines the key provisions of the three eligibility notices of proposed rulemaking (from CMS and IRS) that were issued on August 17, 2011. In our grid, we provide a summary of the

Medicaid Program; Eligibility Changes Under the Affordable Care Act of 2010

blattisaw — Thu, 29 Sep 2011 14:37:11 -0400

Medicaid Program; Eligibility Changes Under the Affordable Care Act of 2010

Health Insurance Premium Tax Credit

blattisaw — Thu, 29 Sep 2011 14:29:38 -0400

Health Insurance Premium Tax Credit

Exchange Functions in the Individual Market: Eligibility Determinations; Exchange Standards for Employers

blattisaw — Thu, 29 Sep 2011 14:07:14 -0400

Exchange Functions in the Individual Market: Eligibility Determinations; Exchange Standards for Employers

New Report Shows Health Insurance Labels Help Consumers Evaluate Plans

blattisaw — Mon, 08 Aug 2011 16:22:41 -0400

New Report Shows Health Insurance Labels Help Consumers Evaluate Plans

Explaining Health Reform: Uses of Express Lane Strategies to Promote Participation in Coverage

blattisaw — Fri, 22 Jul 2011 15:47:57 -0400

A new issue brief by the Kaiser Family Foundation and The Children’s Partnership examines how states can employ "express lane" principles to help simplify and expand enrollment in Medicaid and other health coverage for the millions of uninsured adults and children who will gain eligibility for such coverage under the health reform law beginning in 2014.

Medicaid's Role in the Health Benefits Exchange: A Roadmap for States

blattisaw — Thu, 31 Mar 2011 11:02:52 -0400

NASHP Report: Medicaid's Role in the Health Benefits Exchange:

A Road Map for States

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Deborah Bachrach , Special Counsel of Manatt Health Solutions is the lead author of this NASHP/Maximizing Enrollment report focusing on Medicaid's role in state Health Benefit Exchanges being implemented under the Affordable Care Act (ACA). "In 2014, Health Benefit Exchanges will be the entry way to coverage for 75 million Americans, most of whom will be eligible for a subsidy through Medicaid, CHIP or tax credits. As such, Exchanges present states with an extraordinary opportunity to integrate Medicaid into the continuum of coverage; to leverage its purchasing authority; and, to rationalize the oversight of public and private insurers and drive delivery system reform,” said Ms. Bachrach.

Mobile Technology: Smart Tools to Increase Participation in Health Coverage

blattisaw — Mon, 14 Mar 2011 13:07:25 -0400

Mobile technology –cell phones, smartphones, and other portable devices that provide access to the Internet—is rapidly expanding to a growing number of users and purposes, offering a ne

Overcoming Interagency Data-Sharing Barriers: Lessons from the Maryland Kids First Act

blattisaw — Wed, 26 Jan 2011 13:37:36 -0500

States are finding it increasingly difficult to identify and enroll uninsured children who qualify for Medicaid or the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP)—particularly given increasingly severe recessionary budget limitations. Yet the CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2009 offers financial incentives for states to enhance and simplify their application and renewal processes. Three states—Iowa, Maryland and New Jersey—have pioneered the use of state income tax information to do just that by targeting eligible families more effectively and efficiently. A new report released by the Hilltop Institute at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC) and funded by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation’s State Health Access Reform Evaluation (SHARE) initiative provides an overview of how the various strategies implemented under Maryland’s Kids First Act may be informative for others nationwide.

Eligibility and Enrollment System Redesign: Lessons Learned for Implementing the Affordable Care Act

blattisaw — Mon, 13 Dec 2010 09:59:29 -0500

The Affordable Care Act presents dramatic opportunities and challenges for states in transforming eligibility and enrollment systems for existing public coverage as well as new subsidies that will be available through Exchanges. Over nearly two years eight states participating in the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation's Maximizing Enrollment national program have focused attention and resources on their health coverage enrollment and retention systems. Building on an assessment of system strengths and weaknesses, these states have begun to implement new improvement strategies to streamline their systems. Lessons learned from their efforts to simplify processes, be more data-driven, develop technology to support client-centered systems, and promote a culture of coverage are relevant for other states which are working toward improved systems to successfully implement health reform.