The State Refor(u)m community is trading health reform ideas. Read their comments (paraphrased below), and see if you have an answer or observation to share:

On eligibility and enrollment, John Oswald wants your outlook on safety-net hospitals' emergency departments post-2014:

How will presumptive eligibility rules for Medicaid affect health care services and reimbursement for patients seen in Emergency Departments after 2014?
>>Read more, and offer an answer

Phil Poley from Massachusetts responds to a blog post on active purchasing in the exchange:

I can envision a scenario where, after finalizing plan selection/enrollment, users are guided through a series of other options, including: registering their privacy and security preferences, designating specific providers, or establishing a personal health record.
>>What's your reaction?

National: Summary of State Exchange Establishment Grants as of April 10, 2012
Uploaded by Rachel Dolan 4/11/2012

This updated synthesis chart summarizes the content of 26 states' establishment grant applications, including Level 2 grants where available. A side-by-side comparison draws out the grants' information on eleven core areas, from stakeholder consultation to information technology. Read the chart, and discuss it here.

Washington: Medicaid Expansion Fact Sheet

Washington: Medicaid Expansion Overview Presentation

Washington: 2014 Medicaid Expansion Application Flow Chart
Uploaded by user Manning Pellanda 4/6/2012

This package of documents are easy to skim through, yet rich with information on how Washington is approaching the Medicaid expansion coming in 2014. The fact sheet estimates the number of expected new enrollees, and briefly describes expected changes to eligibility determination systems.The presentation gives a more in-depth explanation of the effects and projections for Medicaid in 2014, and the application flow chart illustrates how an application will move through diffferent stages of eligibility determination and enrollment processing.

West Virginia: Exchange Business Plan
Uploaded by user Debi McCoy 4/9/2012

This business plan, though not a final document (it is an iterative document that will be periodically updated), lays out West Virginia's approach to ensuring their exchange is a successful one. Read their market analysis, industry analysis, outreach plans, and more.

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