Building an Exchange from the Ground Up:
A Conversation with State Health Exchange Directors

Thursday, April 12, 2012
2:30 - 4:00 PM EST
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Get to know three exchange directors from three very different states, and hear about their exchange-related accomplishments, challenges, and policy priorities. Find out how exchanges are taking shape in the states, straight from the source.

	Susan Dentzer, editor-in-chief of Health Affairs will moderate this discussion with three exchange directors:
Peter Lee, California	Patty Fontneau, Colorado	Richard Fiore, Alabama

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Uploaded by Alana Ketchel of the Pacific Business Group on Health

The Pacific Business Group on Health knows that good design will make that difference between exchange websites that are easy for consumers to use, and ones that are cumbersome. They've issued technical recommendations for building exchange software with the end-user in mind. They offer guidance on the number of plan options to display to users, and how and why to incorporate cost calculators, doctor-choice information, and more.

Connecticut: Stakeholder Consultation Regarding Exchange Planning and Development

Uploaded by Kecia Stauffer of Connecticut

Read about the key issues--from concerns about health care workforce capacity, to benefit-design requests--raised in six public meetings held across Connecticut. Have residents of your own state raised similar concerns? If so, you may want to trade ideas for addressing those issues.

Are you an exchange aficionado? Or a benefit-design devotee? Keep up on state developments in these categories and more by subscribing to email updates on any of 11 key health-reform categories. You'll get a daily or weekly email (your choice) filled with relevant information posted to State Refor(u)m.

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Grab your bags, the State of Implemention blog is taking a vitrual road trip out west, and visiting some newly established exchanges! Washington, Oregon, Colorado and Nevada all have all established exchanges and appointed governing boards.

Find out what they're considering so far, or doing already, about navigators, plan certification and market rules, business operations, and RFPs.

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