Steering Committee

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Volunteers from civic, industry and governmental groups are now working with staff from the Kansas Insurance Department to discuss how to implement a state-based health benefits exchange that would meet requirements of the federal health reform law.

There are eight work groups chaired by volunteers outside the department who are working on the various aspects of establishing a Kansas exchange. The work group activities will be posted on this site as they are available.

Steering Committee Documents
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Doc Type Description/Link to File Source Meeting Posted Date
External Link Academy Health: Health Insurance Exchanges: Key Issues for State Implementation State Cov. Init. 3/3/2011
Minutes Actuarial teleconference minutes Apr. 18 5/19/2011
Recommendation Agents/Brokers/Navigators: Certification of Navigators Oct. 20 10/19/2011
Recommendation Agents/Brokers/Navigators: Training of Navigators Oct. 20 10/19/2011
Resource Annual Insurance Update 2011 - Health Insurance in Kansas KHI 3/20/2012
Agenda August 24 agenda Aug. 24 8/19/2011
Resource Building an Integrated State Health Insurance Exchange Choice Admin Mar. 15 3/15/2011
External Link California Becomes First State to Create Health Benefit Exchange Calif. Health Found. 3/3/2011
Adopted Recommendation Certification of Navigators
ADOPTED 10/20/2011 		10/21/2011
External Link Commonwealth Fund: Health Insurance Exchanges: Eight Difficult Issues Commonwealth Fund 3/3/2011
External Link Commonwealth Fund: Health Insurance Exchanges: Key Policy Issues Timothy Jost 3/3/2011
Resource Consumer Outreach & Education in the Affordable Care Act Consumer Work Group Aug. 24 8/24/2011
Adopted Recommendation Consumer Outreach and Education Plan, January 2012 - December 2013
ADOPTED 12/1/2011 		1/30/2012
Recommendation Consumer Outreach/Education/Information: Consumer Outreach and Education Plan, Jan. 2012 - Dec. 2013 Dec. 1 11/30/2011
Response Consumer Sub-group Executive Summary Sub-group members 8/23/2011
Resource Consumer Sub-group executive summary Oct. 20 10/20/2011
Resource Debunking the Mythology: The Utah and Massachusetts Health Exchanges Kaiser Health News 4/29/2011
Agenda December 1 agenda Dec. 1 11/30/2011
Minutes December 1 minutes Dec. 1 12/20/2011
Resource EHB Candidate Plans Addendum Milliman 8/27/2012
External Link EHB Hearing Written Testimony and Comments, September 2012 9/18/2012
External Link Essential Benefits Hearing Regs, Comments and Hearing Documents KID 12/27/2012
Resource Essential Health Benefits Hearing Notice - Sep. 5 KID 8/7/2012
Resource Exchange Demonstration Presentation for The State of Kansas eHealth Technology Mar. 31 4/1/2011
Resource Exchange Timeline, 8/23/11 draft Aug. 24 8/24/2011
Recommendation Focus/Business Operations Recommendations: How many exchanges? 3/30/2011
Recommendation Focus/Business Operations: How many exchanges? *UPDATED* May 23 5/23/2011
Recommendation Focus/Business Operations: What will be the business functions of the Exchange? May 23 5/23/2011
Resource Functions of a health insurance exchange KID May 23 5/23/2011
Adopted Recommendation Governance Proposal
ADOPTED 10/20/2011 		10/21/2011
Recommendation Governance/Legal/Legislative: Governance proposal Oct. 20 10/20/2011
External Link HHS Initial Guidance to States on Exchanges HHS 3/3/2011
Resource Health Care Overhaul Depends on States' Insurance Exchanges New York Times 4/29/2011
Resource How can states build an Exchange? Getinsured.com Mar. 15 3/15/2011
Adopted Recommendation How many Exchanges should Kansas have?
ADOPTED 3/31/2011 		9/27/2011
Recommendation Insurance Market Issues: ... Should Kansas require ... more than the minimum (silver and gold) ...? May 23 5/20/2011
Recommendation Insurance Market Issues: Should the Exchange limit the number of insurance carriers ...? May 23 5/20/2011
Agenda June 22 agenda Jun. 22 6/16/2011
Minutes June 22 minutes Jun. 22 7/19/2011
Resource K-MED and Kansas Health Benefits Exchange Integrated Solution STA Consulting Mar. 31 3/30/2011
Resource K-NAV Accredited Kansas Navigator Entity Application Agents/Brokers Group Oct. 20 10/19/2011
Resource K-NAV Certified Kansas Navigator Volunteer Application Agents/Brokers Group Oct. 20 10/19/2011
Resource K-NAV Certified Navigator Volunteer Interview Form Agents/Brokers Group Oct. 20 10/19/2011
Resource K-NAV Memorandum of Understanding Agents/Brokers Group Oct.20 10/19/2011
Resource K-NAV Training Record Agents/Brokers Group Oct. 20 10/19/2011
External Link KHI Webcast of the Supreme Court Health Reform Ruling (July 2) KHI 7/3/2012
Resource KHIX scope draft KID Aug. 24 8/23/2011
Resource Kaiser Health Tracking Poll, April 2011 Kaiser Family Found. 6/1/2011
External Link Kansas Health Benefit Exchange (KS HBE) Work Plan & Timeline KID 3/22/2011
External Link Kansas: Impact of Federal Health Reform KHPA/srHS/KDHE 3/29/2011
Resource Laying the Foundation for State Based Exchanges State Cov. Init. 3/3/2011
Resource Lessons from the Implementation of Massachusetts Health Reform BCBS-MA Foundation 3/17/2011
Agenda March 15 agenda KID Mar. 15 3/8/2011
Agenda March 31 agenda KID Mar. 31 3/30/2011
Minutes March 31 minutes Mar. 31 4/6/2011
Agenda May 23 agenda May 23 5/19/2011
Minutes May 23 minutes May 23 5/26/2011
Resource Milliman EHB Analysis Milliman 8/27/2012
Resource Milliman Presentation - September 5, 2012 EHB Hearing Milliman 9/4/2012
Resource Milliman identifies key quesitons ... state healthcare insurance exchanges Milliman 8/31/2011
Resource NAIC response to OPM nationwide plans NAIC 9/1/2011
External Link NASHP: Health Insurance Exchange Basics NASHP 3/3/2011
External Link National Academy of Social Insurance: Designing an Exchange NASI 3/3/2011
Resource Navigator Training Subcommittee: Recommendations Oct. 20 10/19/2011
Agenda October 20 agenda Oct. 20 10/20/2011
Minutes October 20 minutes Oct. 20 10/24/2011
Adopted Recommendation Oversight of Navigators
ADOPTED 6/22/2011 		9/27/2011
Resource Overview of Exchange Models and Options for States CCIIO Oct. 20 10/20/2011
External Link Preliminary Estimates of the Impact of Federal Health Reform on State Spending in Kansas KHPA/KDHE 3/29/2011
Resource Process for Workgroup Recommendations May 23 5/19/2011
Adopted Recommendation Role of Agents/Brokers in the Exchange
ADOPTED 6/22/2011 		9/27/2011
Resource September 5, 2012 EHB Hearing - Agenda and Speaker List 9/4/2012
Adopted Recommendation Should the Kansas Exchange limit the number of insurance carriers?
ADOPTED 5/23/2011 		9/27/2011
External Link Stakeholder Perspectives Report, Health Insurance Governance and Structure (CO) State of Colorado 3/3/2011
Resource State Exchange Implementation Questions and Answers CMS Dec. 1 12/1/2011
Resource The Impact of Health Reform on Insurance Benefits and Mandates in Kansas KHI 8/3/2011
Resource The Massachusetts and Utah Health Insurance Exchanges: Lessons Learned Georgetown U. 4/29/2011
Resource Tracking Document 7 20 11 7/20/2011
Resource Tracking document May 23 5/23/2011
Resource Tracking document 4/11/2011
Adopted Recommendation Training of Navigators
ADOPTED 10/20/2011 		10/21/2011
Resource Work Groups and Consensus 3/30/2011
External Link eHealth Exchange Demonstration eHealth Technology Mar. 31 4/5/2011