Publications: 2013
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Publications are free unless otherwise noted.
State Options for Addressing the Costs of Tobacco Rating in Health Insurance explains what states can do to keep the practice of tobacco rating from pricing people out of the health coverage they need. 2 pp. (March 2013)
Language Access Checklist for Marketplace Implementation provides recommendations that advocates can use to encourage their states to address the needs of consumers with limited English proficiency in health insurance marketplaces. 5 pp. (March 2013)
Holding Health Homes Accountable for High-Quality Care: Payment and Quality Measures describes options for paying Health Home providers and measuring quality. It explains how advocates can identify and promote the best policies for consumers, and it includes examples from the following states: IA, MO, NY, NC, OH, OR, and RI. 30 pp. (February 2013)
Five Key Elements of a Consumer-Friendly Exchange lists aspects of design and implementation that those working on exchanges should consider to best meet the needs of consumers. 2 pp. (February 2013)
The January 2013 Budget Deal: The American Taxpayer Relief Act and Medicaid explains how the law that was signed on New Year's Day to avert the fiscal cliff affects Medicaid and other programs for low-income people. 2 pp. (February 2013)
State Advocate To-Do List for 2013 outlines issues that advocates may want to address in 2013 in anticipation of the changing health care environment. 10 pp. (January 2013)
Help Wanted: Preparing Navigators and Other Assisters to Meet New Consumer Needs explains the requirements for navigator programs and answers seven key questions that states will face as they seek to establish effective navigator programs. It is available as an online tool kit and as a PDF. 29 pp. (Updated January 2013)
Filling in Gaps in Consumer Assistance: How Exchanges Can Use Assisters explains the key differences between navigator and assister programs and how in-person assistance can function in the different types of exchanges. It also recommends actions advocates can take. 9 pp. (Updated January 2013)
Budget Timeline is a chart showing important dates in the federal budget process and the outcome of the fiscal cliff. 1 p. (January 2013)
The 2013 New Year's Budget Deal and Medicaid: The Next Cliff explains how the deal that averted the fiscal cliff affects Medicaid. It also discusses additional upcoming threats to Medicaid and what advocates can do to protect the program. 2 pp. (January 2013)
Consumer-Friendly Standards for Qualified Health Plans in Exchanges: Examples from the States outlines the minimum standards for qualified health plans as set out in the Affordable Care Act. It then provides examples from eight state-based exchanges and one partnership exchange state on how to implement those standards in consumer-friendly ways. 20 pp. (January 2013)
Designing Consumer-Friendly Health Homes discusses six key decisions that states need to make when they set up Health Homes. It also explains the challenges that state advocates should address to ensure that Health Homes improve care for Medicaid beneficiaries. 22 pp. (January 2013)
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