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Based on documents submitted on State Refor(u)m, Minnesota has made 47 percent progress by completing 8 milestones toward the category: Insurance Exchanges
Implementation Milestone Checklist
- Decide whether to establish a state, sub-state, or multi-state Exchange or defer to the federal government
- Solicit stakeholder input on Exchange design
- Determine policy goals for the Exchange
- Establish governance of the Exchange
- Define the health plan selection strategy of the Exchange
- Develop an implementation plan and timeline for building an Exchange that will be operational on or before January 1, 2014
- Develop IT infrastructure specifications for the Exchange
- Develop specifications for a user-friendly Exchange website and a call center for exchange customer service
- Adopt provider network standards for Exchange plans that meet or exceed those required by federal laws and regulations
- Adopt a plan rating system that meets or exceeds standards developed by the federal government
- Develop enrollee billing procedures and allocate responsibilities among the Exchange, employers and qualified plans
- Determine how health plan benefit design in the Exchange will meet federal standards for essential benefits and tiers
- Develop a plan for making the Exchange financially self-sustaining by 2015
- Develop a strategy for educating consumers and employers about their rights and responsibilities regarding the Exchange
- Test the Exchange's functionality with individual and small employer users
- Develop financial reporting, audit, internal controls, accounting policies, and other related practices for the Exchange
- Develop a simple process through which small businesses can purchase insurance for their employees through the Exchange