Blueprint for Success: Massachusetts' Insurance Exchange.

The writers discuss Massachusetts' health-care successes, suggesting that this state's experience could guide state policymakers on how to rapidly design, implement, and operate health insurance exchanges. They describe Massachusetts' quasi-governmental approach in establishing the Commonwealth Ins...

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Published in:Policy & Practice (19426828) Vol. 69; no. 1; pp. 14 - 16
Main Authors: Kilmartin, Bill, Hutchins, Dwight
Format: Article
Published: American Public Human Services Association February 2011
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Summary:The writers discuss Massachusetts' health-care successes, suggesting that this state's experience could guide state policymakers on how to rapidly design, implement, and operate health insurance exchanges. They describe Massachusetts' quasi-governmental approach in establishing the Commonwealth Insurance Connector Authority. They illustrate Medicaid integration lessons, as well as customer and business partner service lessons, that can be gleaned from Massachusetts' approach to health insurance.