Former Governor Cuomo issued Executive Order #42 to establish a statewide Health Exchange on April 12, 2012. The Executive Order established the New York Health Benefit Exchange within the Department of Health.
WHEREAS, the implementation of a Health Benefit Exchange and other reforms in New York will: (1) result in lower premi
This report explores the critical interactions that third party assistors have with buyers and sellers of insurance in the New York market and presents various models for incorporating and compensating producers and other intermediaries in the New York Health Benefit Exchange.
This memo summarizes the effects of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010 (ACA) on state Medicaid spending in New York.
The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010 (ACA) provides states with the opportunity to develop health benefit exchanges – structured marketplaces for the purchase of health insurance coverage by small employers and individual purchasers.
On December 30, 2011, New York submitted a Level One application for the federal Exchange Establishment grant. The State received an award of $48.5 million for this grant on February 22, 2012.
This report lays out the work processes and the steps that must be completed in order for the New York Health Benefit Exchange to start taking applications for coverage on October 1, 2013.
On December 16, 2011, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) released a bulletin on the essential health benefits.
Despite the ACA’s recognition that effective enrollment and consumer assistance is an essential component of health reform, important design questions about the Navigators and CAPs remain unanswered and must be resolved for New York to move forward: What should be the core functions of Navi