Background Research

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Make recommendations to the Health Benefit Exchange Steering Committee related to the planning and development of a Kansas Health Benefits Insurance Exchange. Specifically this workgroup will be responsible for relevant background research.

Background Research Documents
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Doc Type Description/Link to File Source Meeting Posted Date
Resource 2011 Fact Sheet on Health Insurance Coverage in Kansas KHI 10/4/2011
Resource ACA Medidaid Expansion: Enrollment and Cost Estimates for Kansas Policymakers KHI 12/4/2012
External Link Academy Health: Health Insurance Exchanges: Key Issues for State Implementation State Cov. Init. 3/3/2011
Resource Annual Insurance Update 2011 - Health Insurance in Kansas KHI 7/27/2012
External Link California Becomes First State to Create Health Benefit Exchange Calif. Health Found. 3/3/2011
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 Debunking the Mythology: The Utah and Massachusetts Health Exchanges Kaiser Health News 4/29/2011
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
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
External Link Health Insurance Coverage in Kansas, Sep. 2012 KHI 9/20/2012
External Link KHI Webcast of the Supreme Court Health Reform Ruling (July 2) KHI 7/3/2012
Resource Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured Policy Brief, June 2011 Kaiser Family Found. 6/3/2011
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 30 agenda Mar. 30 3/24/2011
Resource Milliman EHB Analysis Milliman 8/27/2012
Resource Milliman Presentation - September 5, 2012 EHB Hearing Milliman 9/4/2012
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 Potential Purchasers of Coverage in the Kansas Health Insurance Exchange KHI 12/4/2012
Resource Preliminary Estimate: Number of Users of Kansas Health Benefit Exchange KHI Jun. 2 5/31/2011
External Link Preliminary Estimates of the Impact of Federal Health Reform on State Spending in Kansas KHPA/KDHE 3/29/2011
Resource Preliminary estimates for Medicaid/CHIP or subsidy eligibility through the Health Insurance Exchange KHI Mar. 30 3/30/2011
Resource September 5, 2012 EHB Hearing - Agenda and Speaker List 9/4/2012
Resource Sources of Health Insurance KHI 6/23/2011
External Link Stakeholder Perspectives Report, Health Insurance Governance and Structure (CO) State of Colorado 3/3/2011
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