Issue Briefs
Medicaid Managed Care: How States’ Experience Can Inform Exchange Qualified Health Plan Standards
State Affordable Insurance Exchanges (exchanges) are at the core of the coverage reform in the Affordable Care Act (ACA). The exchanges establish a marketplace in which individuals and small employers can compare and select among affordable, quality health insurance options.
Issue Briefs
Ten Considerations for States in Linking Medicaid and the Health Benefit Exchanges
An estimated 27 million people will gain coverage through Medicaid or private qualified health plans via the new health insurance exchanges once the Affordable Care Act (ACA) is fully implemented in 2014. It is estimated that a significant percentage of those obtaining coverage will have income fluctuations that will change their eligibility status between public and private coverage options offered through the exchanges.