Opportunity to Participate in a Discussion on California Health Insurance Exchange Design

On Wednesday, August 1, the California Health Benefits Exchange will hold a stakeholder webinar to discuss quality and affordability of Qualified Health Plans offered in its exchange. NBCH staff has been working with the California exchange to incorporate eValue8, where appropriate, and this webinar will include a discussion of the use of eValue8.    State exchanges are required to develop guidelines for how quality information is collected and reported, and eValue8 is an existing tool that states may consider using for this purpose.  NBCH has been working with other states as well, and supports standardization of quality information, and is willing to work with exchanges to create flexible platforms to store information in a dynamic way for plans to update and consumers to use.  NBCH is also willing to support enhancements and some tailoring of questions in eValue8, such as for the disparities section.  Members who have been involved in the eValue8 process, as well as those who are interested in learning more about either eValue8 or the state health insurance exchanges, are welcome to participate.  

NBCH is in the process of developing a member education strategy around health insurance exchanges, and this California opportunity is one of many ways in which we anticipate being involved in the development of exchanges.  If you would like to provide feedback or input on ways in which NBCH can be helpful as coalitions navigate policy issues related to exchanges, please let Colleen Bruce know.