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    Webinar: States Sprint Toward A Benchmark Plan Decision

    Moderator:

    Elizabeth Cronen, Community Manager, National Academy for State Health Policy

    Overview:
    State Progress on Essential Health Benefits
    Sonya Schwartz, Program Director, National Academy for State Health Policy
    Chris Cantrell, Policy Analyst, National Academy for State Health Policy
    State Speakers:
    Jon Hager, Executive Director, Silver State Health Insurance Exchange
    Jeanene Smith, Administrator, Oregon Health Policy and Research

    Held Monday, September 24th 3:00-4:30pm Eastern

    A majority of states have been working to select a benchmark plan - a plan whose benefits will help define essential health benefits (EHB) for the individual and small group markets - by the third quarter of this year.  Given this tight deadline, states have been sprinting to analyze their options, obtain stakeholder feedback, and recommend a plan to move forward.

    This webinar provided an opportunity to hear from a panel of states on the steps they have taken to establish and define essential health benefits. In addition, the panel discussed how these experiences inform their ongoing efforts to define a Medicaid benchmark plan. 

    Key questions that were covered include:

    • What plan did states choose and why?
    • How did states incorporate stakeholder feedback into their processes and what did they hear from stakeholders? 
    • What were some of the most difficult benefits to address?  How do states plan to meet pediatric dental, vision and habilitative coverage requirements?
    • How will these benchmark plan choices for the private market influence choices for Medicaid benchmark plan? 

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