Health Care/Reform

By Beth Morrow, Kristen Golden Testa, Terri Shaw, and Lisa Han | July 2011

This Framework lays out, step by step, how eligibility, enrollment, and retention should work for consumers so that California can meet the expectations of the Affordable Care Act. While developed for California, this Framework can be used in any state to help stakeholders focus on the elements that matter most for consumers. It is designed to be a practical resource for decision-makers as they work to achieve our shared goal: a simple, efficient door into health care in California that works well for its consumers.

Download the issue brief  (PDF, 862 KB).

Say Ahhh! A Children Health Policy Blog

Kathleen Hamilton guest blogs  an the CA HBEX.

Download letter to Senator Steinberg and Assemblymember Perez.

Download the letter to Senator DeSaulnier and Assemblymember Mitchell.

Say Ahhh! A Children's Health Policy Blog

Kathleen Hamilton guest blogs on the Health Exchange Board's aggressive agenda and meeting schedule for 2011.

 

Health Reform Enrollment May 2011 Update (pdf)

Voices for America's Children

Wendy Lazarus guest blogs  on the one-year anniversay of the ACA.

 

Press Event, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles

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Download the submitted comments  on CMS-0044-P.

California Healthline

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By Beth Morrow | October 2010

The success of the Affordable Care Act in achieving near-universal health coverage will depend on the effectiveness of the enrollment and renewal processes that states put in place. The law establishes the expectation that systems should enroll individuals with the minimum possible burden and handle transitions seamlessly.

This brief, published in partnership with the Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured, explains the key enrollment-related provisions of the health reform law, discusses the elements of an enrollment system that would comply with the law's requirements, and offers strategies -- and examples -- of how to achieve such a system.

With a quickly approaching 2014 deadline, states must begin working together with federal agencies and stakeholders to put critical policies and systems in place. As states address the immediate challenge of designing and building an Exchange, coordination with Medicaid and CHIP at all points in the enrollment process -- from application at the front-end, to data retrieval and verification at the back end -- is a fundamental organizing principle.

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Washington Post Politics via Calitics

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By Beth Morrow | August 2010

Download the submitted comments to HIT Policy Committee, CMS-0033-P

HealthyCal.org

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Capitol Weekly

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Wendy Lazarus guest blogs about the promise of health reform and the leadership needed for covering children.

Sacramento Bee

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Sacramento Bee

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