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ALABAMA
Executive Branch
Governor Governor Robert Bentley (R)
State Capitol N-104
600 Dexter Avenue
Montgomery, AL 36130-2751
334-242-7100
Medicaid Director Stephanie Azar
Acting Commissioner
Alabama Medicaid Agency
501 Dexter Avenue, P.O. Box 5624
Montgomery, AL 36103-5624
334-242-5600
Medicaid Pharmacy Director Kelli Littlejohn, R.Ph., Pharm.D.
Director, Pharmacy Services
501 Dexter Avenue
Montgomery, AL 36104
334-353-4525
Legislative Branch
House Speaker Representative Mike Hubbard (R)
Alabama State House, Room 519-A
11 South Union Street
Montgomery, AL 36130
334-242-7668
House Health Policy Representative Jim McClendon (R)
Alabama State House, Room 527-C
11 South Union Street
Montgomery, AL 36130
334-774-9122
House Health Appropriations Representative Steve Clouse (R)
Alabama State House, Room 526-A
11 South Union Street
Montgomery, AL 36130
334-774-9122
Senate Health Policy Senator Greg Reed (R)
State House, 7th Floor
11 South Union Street
Montgomery, AL 36130
334-242-7800
Senate Health Appropriations Senator Arthur Orr (R)
Alabama State Senate
11 South Union Street
Montgomery, AL 36130
256-260-2147
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ALABAMA (Cont’d.)
STATE ENTITIES TO IMPLEMENT THE AFFORDABLE CARE ACT
State Health Insurance Exchange
Governor Robert Bentley issued Executive Order 17 on June 2, 2011, establishing the Alabama Health Insurance
Exchange Study Commission.
For more information on what the state is doing, click here.
Alabama Health Insurance Exchange Study Commission Recommendations (November 2011)
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ALASKA
Executive Branch
Governor Governor Sean Parnell (R)
State Capitol
P. O. Box 11001
Juneau, AK 99811
907-465-3500
Medicaid Director Vacant
Medicaid Director
Alaska Department of Health and Social Services
3601 C Street, Frontier Bldg., Suite 902, PO Box 24049
Anchorage, AK 99524-0249
907-269-7800
Medicaid Pharmacy Director Chad Hope
Division of Health Care Services
4501 Business Park Blvd., Bldg. L, Suite 24
Anchorage, AK 99503-7167
907-334-2654
Legislative Branch
House Speaker Representative Mike Chenault (R)
Speaker of the House
State Capitol, Room 208
Juneau, AK 99801-1102
907-465-3779
House Health Policy Representative Pete Higgins (R)
State Capitol, Room 424
Juneau, AK 99801-1182
907-465-4976
House Health Appropriations Representative Alan Austerman (R) Representative Bill Stoltze (R)
State Capitol, Room 505 State Capitol, Room 515
Juneau, AK 99801-1182 Juneau, AK 99801-1182
907-465-2487 907-465-2487
[email protected] [email protected]
Senate Health Policy Senator Bert Stedman (R)
State Capitol, Room 30
Juneau, AK 99801-1182
907-465-3873
Senate Health Appropriations Senator Pete Kelly (R)
State Capitol, Room 516
Juneau, AK 99801-1182
907-465-3709
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ALASKA (Cont’d.)
STATE ENTITIES TO IMPLEMENT THE AFFORDABLE CARE ACT
The Alaska Health Care Commission was established in state statute 18.09 in June 2010 to serve as the state
health planning and coordinating body. It is responsible for providing recommendations to the governor and the
legislature on comprehensive statewide health care policy and on strategies for improving the health of Alaskans.
New commission members were appointed September 14, 2010. The commission continues to meet.
State Health Insurance Exchange
Governor Sean Parnell announced on July 17, 2012, that Alaska will not create a state-run health insurance
exchange, opting instead to allow the federal government to do so.
For more information on what the state is doing, click here.
Research Round-Up
Alaska Health Care Commission Reports & Studies:
State of Alaska, Department of Health and Social Services, Health Insurance Exchange Planning: Final Report, prepared for the Department of Health and Social Services by Public Consulting Group (June 2012)
Transforming Health Care in Alaska: 2011 Report/2010-2014 Strategic Plan (December 2011) Transforming Health Care in Alaska: 2010 Report/ 2010-2014 Strategic Plan (January 2011) Implementation of Federal Health Care Legislation in Alaska: Status Report (August 2010) Preliminary Economic Impact of the Federal Patient Protection & Affordable Care Act- Prepared for
the Alaska Health Care Commission (October 14, 2010)
Alaska Health Care Reform Review Documents
Alaska Department of Law Constitutional Analysis of P.L. 111-148 State of Alaska’s Table of P.L. 111-148 Provisions Spreadsheet of Alaska’s Response to P.L. 111-148 Funding Opportunities Alaska Department of Health & Social Services P.L. 111-148 Medicaid Provisions Preliminary
Analysis
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ARIZONA
Executive Branch
Governor Governor Jan Brewer (R)
State Capitol, West Wing
1700 W. Washington, 9th Floor
Phoenix, AZ 85007
602-542-4331
Medicaid Director Thomas Betlach
Director
Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System
801 East Jefferson, MD 4100
Phoenix, AZ 85034
602-417-4711
Medicaid Pharmacy Director Suzanne Berman, BS, R.Ph.
Director of Pharmacy Services
701 E. Jefferson Street
Phoenix, AZ 85034
602-417-4726
Legislative Branch
House Speaker Representative Andy Tobin (R)
House of Representatives
1700 W. Washington, Room 312
Phoenix, AZ 85007-2890
602-926-5172
House Health Policy Representative Heather Carter (R)
House of Representatives
1700 W. Washington, Room 303
Phoenix, AZ 85007-2890
602-926-5503
House Health Appropriations Representative John Kavanagh (R)
House of Representatives
1700 W. Washington, Room 114
Phoenix, AZ 85007-2890
602-926-5170
Senate Health Policy Senator Nancy Barto (R)
Capitol
1700 W. Washington, Room 303-A
Phoenix, AZ 85007-2890
602-926-5766
Senate Health Appropriations Senator Don Shooter (R)
Capitol
1700 W. Washington, Room 200
Phoenix, AZ 85007-2890
602-926-4139
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ARIZONA (Cont’d.)
STATE ENTITIES TO IMPLEMENT THE AFFORDABLE CARE ACT
State Health Insurance Exchange
Governor Jan Brewer established the Office of Health Insurance Exchanges to organize the state's
implementation efforts and conduct analysis on the establishment of an exchange in Arizona.
For more information on what the state is doing, click here.
Research Round-Up
State Planning and Establishment Grants for the Affordable Care Act’s Exchanges, Final Report, Office of Health Insurance Exchange (January 2012) ACA Health Insurance Exchange Gap Analysis: Arizona, prepared for the Governor’s Office of the State of Arizona by Social Interest Solutions (June 2011) Assistance Provided in Planning for the Arizona Exchange, Arizona Department of Insurance, report by Mercer Governmental Human Services Consulting Background Report: Estimating Eligibility For and Participation In the ACA Exchanges in Arizona, prepared for the Governor’s Office of the State of Arizona by Burns & Associates, Inc. (May 2011) Impact Arizona: Healthcare Reform Hits Arizona (October 2010) This report does not represent an
analysis conducted or contracted by the state, the report was produced by the St. Luke’s Health Initiatives.
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ARKANSAS
Executive Branch
Governor Governor Mike Beebe (D)
250 State Capitol Building
Little Rock, AR 72201
501-682-2345
Medicaid Director Andrew Allison, PhD
Director, Division of Medical Services
Arkansas Department of Human Services
112 West 8th Street, Slot S401
Little Rock, AR 72201-4608
501-682-8740
Medicaid Pharmacy Director Suzette Bridges, P.D.
Pharmacy Program Director
P. O. Box 1437, Slot S415
Little Rock, AR 72203
501-683-4120
Legislative Branch
House Speaker Representative Davy Carter (R)
State Capitol
Little Rock, AR 72201
501-941-8946
House Health Policy Representative Andy Mayberry (R) Representative John Burris (R)
State Capitol State Capitol
Little Rock, AR 72201 Little Rock, AR 72201
501-888-3522 870-688-6181
[email protected] [email protected]
House Health Appropriations Representative Duncan Baird (R)
State Capitol
Little Rock, AR 72201
479-439-1717
Senate Health Policy Senator Cecile Bledsoe (R)
State Capitol
Little Rock, AR 72201
479-636-2115
Senate Health Appropriations Senator Larry Teague (D)
State Capitol
Little Rock, AR 72201
870-845-5303
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ARKANSAS (CONT’D.)
STATE ENTITIES TO IMPLEMENT THE AFFORDABLE CARE ACT
State Health Insurance Exchange
Planning efforts for a state-run Health Benefits Exchange ended in late 2011. However, the state has decided to
pursue a state-federal partnership to build the exchange. Click here for more information state planning efforts.
For additional details on what the state is doing, click here.
Research Round-Up
Arkansas Health Benefit Exchange Partnership
Federal Exchange Partnership Model for Arkansas
Consideration of the Basic Health Plan in Arkansas, Public Consulting Group (May 2012)
Arkansas Health Benefit Exchange Planning Project Reports – prepared for the Arkansas Insurance Department by First Data:
Business Operations Plan (September 2011)
Arkansas Marketplace Report (August 2011)
IT Integration Plan (August 2011)
Evaluation Plan (August 2011)
Communication/Education/Outreach Plan (August 2011)
Program Integration (August 2011)
Additional Reports:
Arkansas Center for Health Improvement
ACHI- Overview of Health Reform for Arkansans (July 2010)
ACHI- Overview Timeline for Health Care Reform Implementation under The Patient Protection & Affordable Care
Act (July 2010)
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CALIFORNIA
Executive Branch
Governor Governor Jerry Brown (D)
State Capitol
First Floor
Sacramento, CA 95814
916-445-2841
Medicaid Director Toby Douglas
Director
California Department of Health Care Services
1501 Capitol Avenue, 6th Floor, MS 0000
Sacramento, CA 95814
916-440-7400
Medicaid Pharmacy Director Dr. Pilar Williams
Chief Pharmacy Benefits Division
(same address as below)
916-552-9500
Diane Furukawa, Pharm.D.
Chief, Pharmacy Drug Contracting Branch
1501 Capitol Mall, Suite 71.5131 MS4604
Sacramento, CA 95899
916-552-9582
Legislative Branch
House Speaker Speaker John A. Perez (D)
State Capitol
P. O. Box 942849
Sacramento, CA 94249-0046
916-319-2046
House Health Policy Assemblyman Richard Pan (D)
State Capitol, Room 6005
P. O. Box 942849
Sacramento, CA 94249-0029
916-319-2009
House Health Appropriations Assemblyman Mike Gatto (D) Assemblywoman Holly J. Mitchell (D)
State Capitol, Room 2114 Budget Subcommittee on Health and
P. O. Box 942849 Human Services
Sacramento, CA 94249-0027 916-319-2054
916-651-4024
Senate Health Policy Senator Ed Hernandez (D)
State Capitol, Room 2090
Sacramento, CA 95814
916-651-4024
Senate Health Appropriations Senator Kevin de León (D)
State Capitol, Room 5108
Sacramento, CA 95814
916-651-4022
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CALIFORNIA (Cont’d.)
STATE ENTITIES TO IMPLEMENT THE AFFORDABLE CARE ACT
Background
In April 2010, former Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger formed the Health Care Reform Task Force to implement key short and long-term provisions of the ACA. The task force is no longer active. Since 2010, the Office of Statewide Health Planning and Development (OSHPD) has worked with the California Workforce Investment Board to develop a comprehensive strategy for workforce development related to the implementation of the Affordable Care Act. State Health Insurance Exchange
In 2010, California passed SB 900, Chapter 655 and AB 1602, Chapter 655 establishing a state health benefit exchange. For more information on what the state is doing, click here.
Research Round-Up
California Health Benefit Exchange Website Summary of the California Health Benefit Exchange
Pediatric Dental and Pediatric Vision Essential Health Benefits, a Policy Brief by the California Health Benefits
Review Program (October 2012)
Estimating the Change in Coverage in California with a Basic Health Program, Analysis by the UC Berkeley
Center for Labor Research and Education and the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research (August 2012)
The Economic Impact of the Affordable Care Act on California, Bay Area Council Economic Institute (May 2012) Issue Brief: California’s State Benefit Mandates and the Affordable Care Act’s “Essential Health Benefits,”
California Health Benefits Review Program (January 2011) Implementation of the Affordable Care Act in California: A Window of Opportunity for State Policy Makers,
California Health and Human Services Agency (December 2010) Implementing National Health Reform in California: Changes to Public and Private Insurance, California Health
Care Foundation (June 2010) The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: An Overview of Its Potential Impact on State Health Programs
(May 13, 2010) Moving Forward with Eligibility and Enrollment Process Improvements (May 3, 2010)
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COLORADO
Executive Branch
Governor Governor John Hickenlooper (D)
136 State Capitol Building
Denver, CO 80203-1792
303-866-2471
Medicaid Director Suzanne Brennan
Medicaid Director
Colorado Department of Health Care Policy and Financing
Medicaid & Child Health Plan (CHP+)
1570 Grant Street
Denver, CO 80203-1818
303-866-5920
Medicaid Pharmacy Director Jim Leonard, Pharm.D.
PDL Pharmacist
1570 Grant Street
Denver, CO 80203
303-866-3502
Legislative Branch
House Speaker Speaker Mark Ferrandino (D)
Colorado General Assembly
200 East Colfax
Denver, CO 80203
303-866-2346
House Health Policy Assemblywoman Elizabeth McCann (D)
Colorado General Assembly
200 E. Colfax
Denver, CO 80203
303-866-2959
House Health Appropriations Assemblywoman Claire Levy (D)
Colorado General Assembly
200 E. Colfax
Denver, CO 80203
303-866-2578
Senate Health Policy Senator Irene Aguilar (D)
Colorado Senate
200 E. Colfax
Denver, CO 80203
303-866-4852
Senate Health Appropriations Senator Mary Hodge (D)
Colorado Senate
200 E. Colfax
Denver, CO 80203
303-866-2737
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COLORADO (Cont’d.)
STATE ENTITIES TO IMPLEMENT THE AFFORDABLE CARE ACT
Background Former Governor Bill Ritter issued Executive Order B-2010-006 in April 2010, to create the Interagency Health Reform Implementation Board which provided quarterly reports to the governor on the status of implementation, and developed Implementing Health Care Reform: A Roadmap for Colorado, a strategic plan for implementing health reform in the state. The board is no longer active. The executive order also named a director to oversee 10 state agencies responsible for implementing health reform and created a new inter-agency task force. State Health Insurance Exchange In 2011, Colorado passed SB 200, Chapter No. 246 establishing a state health benefit exchange and creating the Legislative Health Benefit Exchange Implementation Review Committee. For more information on what the state is doing, click here. Research Round-Up
Health Care Reform in Colorado Website Colorado Health Benefit Exchange Website ACA Implementation—Monitoring and Tracking: Colorado, a report by the Urban Institute and the Robert Wood
Johnson Foundation (April 2012) The Future of Colorado Health Care: An Economic Analysis of Health Care Reform and the Impact on Colorado’s
Economy, New America Foundation and the University of Denver’s Center for Colorado’s Economic Future Implementing Health Care Reform: A Roadmap for Colorado (December 2010)
The Affordable Care Act: What Colorado Businesses Need to Know
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CONNECTICUT
Executive Branch
Governor Governor Dan Malloy (D)
State Capitol
210 Capitol Avenue
Hartford, CT 06106
860-566-4840; 1-800-406-1527
Medicaid Director Mark Schaefer
Director of Medical Care Administration/State
Medicaid Director
Connecticut Department of Social Services,
Medical Care Administration
25 Sigourney Street
Hartford, CT 06106
860-424-5067
Medicaid Pharmacy Director James Zakszewski, R.Ph.
Pharmacy Consultant
25 Sigourney Street
Hartford, CT 06106
860-424-4961
Legislative Branch
House Speaker Speaker Brendan Sharkey (D)
Legislative Office Building, Room 4100
Hartford, CT 06106-1591
860-240-8500
Joint House Health Policy Representative Catherine F. Abercrombie (D)
Legislative Office Building, Room 2704
Hartford, CT 06106
860-240-8500
Joint House Health Appropriations Representative Toni E. Walker (D)
Legislative Office Building, Room 2702
Hartford, CT 06106
860-240-8585
Joint Senate Health Policy Senator Gayle S. Slosserg (D)
Legislative Office Building, Room 2000
Hartford, CT 06106
860-240-8585
Joint Senate Health Appropriations Senator Toni Nathanial Harp (D)
Legislative Office Building, Room 2700
Hartford, CT 06106
860-240-0393
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CONNECTICUT (Cont’d.)
STATE ENTITIES TO IMPLEMENT THE AFFORDABLE CARE ACT
Background
On April 14, 2010, former Governor M. Jodi Rell issued Executive Order No. 43 creating the Health Care Reform
Cabinet. Members included commissioners from various state health agencies. The cabinet produced its last
progress report in September 2010.
The Office of Health Reform & Innovation was later established within Lieutenant Governor Nancy Wyman’s office
to coordinate Connecticut’s statewide approach to federal health reform. The office continues to work with state
agencies to implement health reform projects statewide.
The SustiNet Health Care Cabinet, created the within the office of the Lieutenant Governor by Public Act No. 11-
58 of 2011, is responsible for advising the Governor and the Office of Health Reform & Innovation on issues
related to federal health reform implementation and development of an integrated health care system for
Connecticut. The cabinet continues to meet.
State Health Insurance Exchange
In 2011, Connecticut passed SB 921, Public Act 11-53 establishing a health benefit exchange.
For more information on what the state is doing, click here.
Research Round-Up
Office of Health Reform & Innovation SustiNet Health Care Cabinet The CT Health Insurance Exchange
Additional Reports:
Connecticut Health Care Reform Advisory Board's Final Report to Governor Rell and the General Assembly (June 30, 2010)
Implementing SustiNet Following Federal Enactment of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010 (May 30, 2010)* * The SustiNet Health Partnership is a Connecticut health plan created by a 2009 state law.
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DELAWARE
Executive Branch
Governor Governor Jack Markell (D)
Legislative Hall
Dover, DE 19901
302-577-3210
Medicaid Director Stephen Groff
Acting Director
Division of Medicaid and Medical Assistance
Delaware Department of Health and Social Services
1901 N. Dupont Highway, Lewis Building
New Castle, DE 19720
302-255-9626
Medicaid Pharmacy Director Cynthia Denemark
Director of Pharmacy Services
Division of Medicaid and Medical Assistance
Delaware Department of Health and Social Services
102 Tarumiaz, Lewis Building
New Castle, DE 19720
302-255-9582
Legislative Branch
House Speaker Representative Peter C. Schwartzkopf (D)
Legislative Hall, P. O. Box 19903
Dover, DE 19903
302-744-4351
House Health Policy Representative Michael A. Barbieri (D)
Carvel State Office Building
820 N. French Street
Wilmington, DE 19801
302-577-8187
House Health Appropriations Representative Melanie George Smith (D)
Carvel State Office Building
820 N. French Street
Wilmington, DE 19801
302-577-8476
Senate Health Policy Senator Bethany A. Hall-Long (D)
Carvel State Office Building, 11th Floor
820 N. French Street
Wilmington, DE 19801
302-744-4286
Senate Health Appropriations Senator Harris B. McDowell, III (D)
Carvel State Office Building
820 N. French Street
Wilmington, DE 19801
302-577-8744
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DELAWARE (Cont’d.)
STATE ENTITIES TO IMPLEMENT THE AFFORDABLE CARE ACT
Background
The Delaware Health Care Commission is charged with overseeing Delaware's implementation of federal health reform. The secretary of health & social services is leading the effort. The commission's activities will be supported by an interagency staff workgroup. The commission will create working groups of pertinent public and private stakeholders to assist in implementation policy discussions. Title 16, chapter 99 of the Delaware code created the Delaware Health Care Commission in 1990. State Health Insurance Exchange
The Health Care Commission is pursuing exchange planning. For more information on what the state is doing, click here.
Research Round-Up
Delaware Health Care Commission Delaware’s Health Insurance Exchange Basic Research Packet, Delaware Health Care Commission. This page
contains all background research the state has performed concerning health insurance exchanges. Delaware Health Insurance Exchange Planning: Frequently Asked Questions Medicaid and the Health Insurance Exchange, prepared for the Delaware Department of Health and Social
Services by Public Consulting Group (June 2011) Outreach, Education and Enrollment, prepared for the Delaware Department of Health and Social Services by
Public Consulting Group (June 2011) The Health Benefit Exchange and the Commercial Insurance Market, prepared for the Delaware Department of
Health and Social Services by Public Consulting Group (June 2011) Overview of Health Benefit Exchange, prepared for the Delaware Department of Health and Social Services by
Public Consulting Group (June 2011) Issue Brief: The Health Benefit Exchange and Small Employer Market, prepared for the Delaware Department of
Health and Social Services by Public Consulting Group (May 2011) Implementation of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act in Delaware, presentation to the General
Assembly by Rita Landgraf, Secretary, DHSS & Bettina Tweardy Riveros, Chair, DHCC (January 2011) DHSS and the Affordable Care Act: Concerns and Opportunities Annual Report and Strategic Plan: 2010
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FLORIDA
Executive Branch
Governor Governor Rick Scott (R)
The Capitol
Tallahassee, FL 32399-0001
850-488-7146
Medicaid Director Justin Senior
Acting Deputy Secretary for Medicaid
Florida Agency for Health Care Administration
2727 Mahan Drive, Mail Stop 8
Tallahassee, FL 32308
850-412-4007
Medicaid Pharmacy Director Anne Wells, Pharm.D.
Bureau Chief, Medicaid Pharmacy Services
2727 Mahan Drive, Building 3, Mail Stop 38
Tallahassee, FL 32308
850-412-4146
Legislative Branch
House Speaker Speaker Will Weatherford (R)
Florida House of Representatives
420 The Capitol
402 South Monroe Street
Tallahassee, FL 32399-1300
850-717-5038
House Health Policy Representative Matt Hudson (R)
222 House Office Building
402 South Monroe Street
Tallahassee, FL 32399-1300
850-717-5080
House Health Appropriations Representative Denise Grimsley (R)
222 The Capitol
402 South Monroe Street
Tallahassee, FL 32399-1300
850-488-3457
Senate Health Policy Senator Aaron Bean (R)
302 Senate Office Building
404 South Monroe Street
Tallahassee, FL 32399-1100
850-487-5004
Senate Health Appropriations Senator Denise Grimsley (R)
306 Senate Office Building
404 South Monroe Street
Tallahassee, FL 32399-1100
850-487-5021
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FLORIDA (Cont’d.)
STATE ENTITIES TO IMPLEMENT THE AFFORDABLE CARE ACT
State Health Insurance Exchange
On July 1, 2012, Governor Rick Scott announced that Florida will not pursue a state-run health insurance exchange. In 2010 the Florida Agency for Health Care Administration received a $1 million federal Exchange Planning grant, which it later returned.
For more information on what the state is doing, click here.
Research Round-Up
Office of Insurance Regulation: Health Reform Web Site
Estimated Fiscal Impact to Florida's Medicaid Program (January 4, 2011)
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GEORGIA
Executive Branch
Governor Governor Nathan Deal (R)
Office of the Governor
203 State Capitol
Atlanta, GA 30334
404-651-1151
Medicaid Director Jerry Dubberly
Chief of the Medicaid Division
Georgia Department of Community Health
2 Peachtree Street, N.W., Suite 36450
Atlanta, GA 30303
404-651-8681
Medicaid Pharmacy Director Adrian Washington, Pharm.D., MPA
Director, Pharmacy Program
Georgia Department of Community Health
2 Peachtree Street, N.W., 37th Floor
Atlanta, GA 30303
404-657-9092
Legislative Branch
House Speaker Speaker David Ralston (R)
Georgia House of Representatives
Office of the Speaker
332 State Capitol
Atlanta, GA 30334
404-656-5020
House Health Policy Representative Butch Parrish (R)
State Capitol, Room 245
Atlanta, GA 30334
404-463-2247
House Health Appropriations Representative Terry England (R)
State Capitol, Room 245
Atlanta, GA 30334
404-463-2245
Senate Health Policy Senator Rene Unterman (R)
State Capitol, Room 121-E
Atlanta, GA 30334
404-463-1368
Senate Health Appropriations Senator Jack Hill (R)
State Capitol, Room 234
Atlanta, GA 30334
404-656-5038
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GEORGIA (Cont’d.)
STATE ENTITIES TO IMPLEMENT THE AFFORDABLE CARE ACT
State Health Insurance Exchange
Governor Nathan Deal issued an executive order on June 2, 2011 to establish the Georgia Health Insurance
Exchange Advisory Committee. The committee issued its final recommendations to the governor on
December 15, 2011. In June 2012, the governor announced that the state will wait until after the November
elections to decide whether it will establish its own health insurance exchange.
For more information on what the state is doing, click here.
Research Round-Up
Health Care Reform Web Site
Georgia Health Insurance Exchange Advisory Committee
Health Insurance Exchange Advisory Committee –Final Report to the Governor ( December 15, 2011)
Additional reports:
Exchange Feasibility Study Archives
State Implications of Health Reform in Georgia, a policy brief by the Georgia Health Policy Center, Georgia State
University (May 2010)
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HAWAII
Executive Branch
Governor Governor Neil Abercrombie (D)
5 State Capitol
Honolulu, HI 96813
808-586-0034
Medicaid Director Kenneth Fink
Medquest Division Administrator
Hawaii Department of Human Services
601 Kamokila Boulevard, Room 518
P. O. Box 700190
Kapolei, HI 96709-0190
808-692-8050
Medicaid Pharmacy Director VACANT
Legislative Branch
House Speaker Speaker Joseph Souki (D)
Hawaii State Capitol
Room 431
415 South Beretania Street
Honolulu, HI 96813
808-586-6101
House Health Policy Representative Della Belati (D)
State Capitol
Room 420
415 South Beretania Street
Honolulu, HI 96813
808-586-9425
House Health Appropriations Representative Sylvia Luke (D)
State Capitol
Room 306
415 South Beretania Street
Honolulu, HI 96813
808-586-6200
Senate Health Policy Senator Josh Green (D)
State Capitol
Room 215
415 South Beretania Street
Honolulu, HI 96813
808-586-9385
Senate Health Appropriations Senator David Y. Ige (D)
State Capitol
Room 208
415 South Beretania Street
Honolulu, HI 96813
808-586-6230
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HAWAII (Cont’d.)
STATE ENTITIES TO IMPLEMENT THE AFFORDABLE CARE ACT
Background
In July 2011, Governor Neil Abercrombie issued Executive Order 11-22 creating a healthcare transformation
coordinator to provide recommendations on how the state can achieve universal coverage, taking into account
provisions of the ACA. The coordinator is responsible for making recommendations to improve the organization
and delivery of healthcare, to promote efficient provision of state government healthcare services and consider
the roles and responsibilities of state agencies and programs. To do so, the coordinator may consult with existing
entities and convene working groups.
The healthcare transformation coordinator heads the governor’s Office of Healthcare Transformation, and
established the Hawaii Healthcare Transformation Initiative, a public-private partnership that aims to engage
stakeholders in identifying strategies to improve health care. The initiative is supported by the Transformation
Council, which includes representatives of state and county government, the private sector, and various health
care organizations. The Office of Healthcare Transformation continues to be an active entity.
State Health Insurance Exchange
In 2011, Hawaii passed SB 1348, Act 205 establishing Hawaii Health Connector, the state’s health benefit
exchange. The Act also establish an interim board of directors, which delivered a report and recommendations to
the legislature December 29, 2011.
For more information on what the state is doing, click here.
Research Round-Up
Office of Healthcare Transformation Website Hawaii Health Connector Website Policy Brief: Healthcare Transformation in Hawaii Health Care Transformation in Hawaii: A Primer of Relevant State Health and Economic Information, Office of
Healthcare Transformation Healthcare Transformation Concepts and Definitions, Office of Healthcare Transformation Hawaii Health Connector Interim Board of Directors Report to the 2012 Legislature (December 29, 2011)
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IDAHO
Executive Branch
Governor Governor C. L. “Butch” Otter (R)
State Capitol Building
West Wing, Second Floor, Room 223
P. O. Box 83720
Boise, ID 83720-0034
208-334-2100
Medicaid Director Paul Leary, Administrator for Medicaid
Idaho Department of Health and Welfare
450 West State Street, PTC Building, 10th Floor
Boise, ID 83705
208-334-5801
Medicaid Pharmacy Director Tami Eide
Pharmacy Program Manager
3232 Elder Street
Boise, ID 83709
208-364-1821
Legislative Branch
House Speaker Speaker Scott Bedke (R)
State Capitol Building
P. O. Box 83720
Boise, ID 83720-0038
208-862-3619
House Health Policy Representative Fred Wood (R)
Idaho State Legislature
State Capitol Building
P. O. Box 83720
Boise, ID 83720-0038
208-312-1056
House Health Appropriations Representative Maxine Bell (R)
Idaho State Legislature
State Capitol Building
P. O. Box 83720
Boise, ID 83720-0038
Senate Health Policy Senator Lee Heider (R)
Idaho State Legislature
State Capitol Building
P. O. Box 83720
Boise, ID 83720-0038
208-734-8864
Senate Health Appropriations Senator Dean L. Cameron (R)
Idaho State Legislature
State Capitol Building
P. O. Box 83720
Boise, ID 93720-0038
208-436-4424
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IDAHO (Cont’d.)
STATE ENTITIES TO IMPLEMENT THE AFFORDABLE CARE ACT
Background
The Idaho Health Care Task Force, a legislative committee, was not created specifically in response to the
Affordable Care Act, but given its broad charge, implementation of the Affordable Care Act falls under its purview.
Governor C. L. Otter issued Executive Order 2011-03 in April 2011, prohibiting executive branch agencies
from implementing the Affordable Care Act in Idaho. In September 2011, he announced that he would permit the
Idaho Department of Health and Welfare and Idaho Department of Insurance to apply for federal funding to
establish a health insurance exchange.
State Health Insurance Exchange
For more information on what the state is doing, click here.
Research Round-Up
Health Care Task Force Website Federal Health Reform and Health Insurance in Idaho Website, Idaho Department of Insurance Health Insurance Exchange Frequently Asked Questions, Idaho Health Insurance Project Managers (January
2012) Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: Health Reform’s Impact on Idaho Medicaid, presentation for Idaho
Department of Health and Welfare by Richard Armstrong (November 22, 2011) Developing an Insurance Exchange in Idaho, presentation by Department of Insurance Director Bill Deal
(November 22, 2011)
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ILLINOIS
Executive Branch
Governor Governor Pat Quinn (D)
207 State Capitol Building
Springfield, IL 62706
217-782-0244
Medicaid Director Theresa Eagleson
Administrator
Illinois Department of Healthcare and Family Services
201 S. Grand Avenue East, 3rd Floor
Springfield, IL 62763-0001
217-782-2570
Medicaid Pharmacy Director Lisa Barnes
Special Assistant to the Medicaid Deputy Administrator
201 South Grand Avenue East
Springfield, IL 62763
217-782-2570
Legislative Branch
House Speaker Speaker Michael J. Madigan (D)
300 Capitol Building
Springfield, IL 62706
217-782-5350
House Health Policy Representative Mary E. Flowers (D) (Health Care Availability/Access)
251-E Stratton Office Building
Springfield, IL 62706
217-782-4207
House Health Appropriations Representative Greg Harris (D) (Appropriations – Human Services)
253-S Stratton Office Building
Springfield, IL 62706
217-782-3835
Senate Health Policy Senator John G. Melroe (D) (Human Services – Sen. Mattie Hunter)
127 Capitol Building 619 Capitol Building
Springfield, IL 62706 Springfield, IL 62706
217-782-1035 217-782-5966
Senate Health Appropriations Senator Heather A. Steans (D)
Capitol Building, Rm. M-120
Springfield, IL 62706
217-782-8492
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ILLINOIS (Cont’d.)
STATE ENTITIES TO IMPLEMENT THE AFFORDABLE CARE ACT
Background
In July 2010 Governor Pat Quinn issued Executive Order 10-12 creating the Illinois Health Reform Implementation Council, which was made up of various state agency directors. The council is responsible for making recommendations to the governor on implementation of the Affordable Care Act. Recommendations focus on reforming Medicaid, increasing the health care workforce, pilot programs, insurance reforms, electronic medical records, and identifying possible funding.
State Health Insurance Exchange
Illinois passed SB 1555, Public Act 197-0142, a bill of legislative intent to establish a state based insurance exchange. The act also creates the Illinois Health Benefits Exchange Legislative Study Committee to investigate the establishment of the Illinois Health Benefits Exchange. The committee delivered its final report to the governor and leadership of the general assembly in October 2011. The committee continues to meet.
For more information on what the state is doing, click here.
Research Round-Up
Health Insurance Reform Information Center Website, Illinois Department of Insurance Illinois Health Care Reform Implementation Council Website Updated Recommendations, Health Reform Implementation Council Illinois Navigator Program Design – Final Report, prepared for Illinois Department of Insurance by Health Management Associates (June 2012) Report: Findings of the Illinois Legislative Health Insurance Exchange Study Committee (October 2011) Illinois Exchange Strategic and Operational Needs Assessment, Final Report, prepared by Health Management Associates-Wakely Consulting Group (September 2011) Review of the Current Illinois Health Coverage Marketplace: Background Research Report, prepared by Deloitte (September 2011) Health Reform Implementation Council Initial Report to Governor Pat Quinn (March 2011) Illinois Law v. the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act , Illinois Department of Insurance Health Care Reform Implementation Council Initial Report (March 1, 2011) Health Care Reform Implementation Council: Initial Recommendations to Governor Pat Quinn (January 31, 2011) America’s Health Benefit Exchange: The Basics, presentation by the Illinois Department of Insurance (December 14, 2010)
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INDIANA
Executive Branch
Governor Governor Mike Pence (R)
200 W. Washington Street, Room 206
Indianapolis, IN 46204
317-232-4567
Medicaid Director Patricia Casanova
Director of Medicaid
Indiana Family and Social Services Administration
402 W. Washington Street, Room W461, MS 25
Indianapolis, IN 46204
317-234-2407
Medicaid Pharmacy Director Marc Shirley, R.Ph.
Pharmacy Operations Manager
402 W. Washington Street, MS 07
Indianapolis, IN 46204
317-232-4307
Legislative Branch
House Speaker Speaker Brian C. Bosma (R)
Indiana House Republicans
200 W. Washington Street
Indianapolis, IN 46204-2786
1-800-382-9841
House Health Policy Representative Edward Clere (R)
Indiana House of Representatives
200 W. Washington Street
Indianapolis, IN 46204-2786
1-800-382-9841
House Health Appropriations Representative Timothy Brown (R)
Indiana House of Representatives
200 W. Washington Street
Indianapolis, IN 46204-2786
317-232-9651
Senate Health Policy Senator Patricia Miller (R)
Indiana Senate
200 W. Washington Street
Indianapolis, IN 46204-2786
317-232-9467
Senate Health Appropriations Senator Luke Kenley (R)
Indiana Senate
200 W. Washington Street
Indianapolis, IN 46204-2786
317-232-9453
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INDIANA (Cont’d.)
STATE ENTITIES TO IMPLEMENT THE AFFORDABLE CARE ACT
State Health Insurance Exchange
Indiana Governor Mitchell Daniels, Jr. created Executive Order 11-01 to establish the Indiana Health Benefit
Exchange. It names the Indiana Family and Social Services Administration to work with other state agencies to
establish and operate an exchange. The establishment of the exchange by executive order may still require
legislative action.
For more information on what the state is doing, click here.
Research Round-Up
Health Reform Website Financial Analysis Update (October 18, 2010) Fiscal Impact of the Affordable Care Act (May 21, 2010) Financial Analysis Presentation, Family and Social Services Administration (May 12, 2010) Indiana Attorney General Greg Zoeller's Impact Analysis of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, a
report to Indiana Senator Richard Lugar (February 5, 2010)
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IOWA
Executive Branch
Governor Governor Terry Branstad (R)
State Capitol Building
1007 E. Grand Avenue
Des Moines, IA 50319
515-281-5211
Medicaid Director Jennifer Vermeer
Medicaid Director
Iowa Department of Human Services
100 Army Post Road
Des Moines, IA 50315
515-256-4640
Medicaid Pharmacy Director Susan Parker, Pharm.D.
Pharmacy Director
Iowa Department of Human Services
100 Army Post Road
Des Moines, IA 50315
515-256-4634
Legislative Branch
House Speaker Speaker Kraig Paulsen (R)
State Capitol
Iowa General Assembly
Des Moines, IA 50319
515-281-3521
House Health Policy Representative Linda J. Miller (R)
State Capitol
Iowa General Assembly
Des Moines, IA 50319
515-281-3221
House Health Appropriations Representative Chuck Soderberg (R)
State Capitol
Iowa General Assembly
Des Moines, IA 50319
515-281-3221
Senate Health Policy Senator Amanda Ragan (D)
State Capitol
Des Moines, IA 50319
641-424-2319
Senate Health Appropriations Senator Robert E. Dvorsky (D)
State Capitol
Des Moines, IA 50319
319-625-2125
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IOWA (Cont’d.)
STATE ENTITIES TO IMPLEMENT THE AFFORDABLE CARE ACT
Background
2009 Iowa Acts, S.F. 389, §1 created the Iowa Legislative Health Care Coverage Commission to develop health care reform strategic plan. Although the commission is no longer active, it was responsible for conducting a review and analysis of options for health care coverage, providing prioritized recommendations and examining state health reform options. Links to the commission’s recommendations are listed above.
State Health Insurance Exchange
The Department of Health established an Interagency Planning Workgroup which will develop final recommenda-tions for creating a health benefit exchange.
For more information on what the state is doing, click here.
Research Round-Up
Iowa Legislative Health Care Coverage Commission Reports: Recommendations to the Legislature
Interagency Planning Workgroup Health Benefits Exchanges Overview- What are they and how will they work for Iowans? Iowa Health
Benefit Exchange (IHBE) Interagency Planning Work Group (December 2010) Medicaid Expansion under the Affordable Care Act, IHBE Interagency Planning Work Group (December
2010) Health Benefit Exchange (HBE) Planning Grant Key Implementation Decisions and Activities- IHBE
Interagency Planning Work Group – (November 9, 2010) The Check-Up Health Care Reform Newsletter from the Iowa Department of Public Health (IDPH) Iowa Legislative Health Care Coverage Commission: 2010 Recommendations Presentation to the 2011
General Assembly (December2010) Progress Report (January 2010) Fiscal Impact of the Commission’s Recommendations to the Legislature - Prepared by the Legislative
Services Agency (January 2010)
Quarterly Reports
July-September 2010 April-June 2010 January-March 2010
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KANSAS
Executive Branch
Governor Governor Sam Brownback (R)
Two State Capitol
Topeka, KS 66612-1590
913-296-3232
Medicaid Director Susan Mosier, MD
Medicaid Director
Kansas Department of Health and Environment
900 SW Jackson Avenue, Suite 900
Topeka, KS 66612
785-296-0461
Medicaid Pharmacy Director LeAnn Bell, Pharm.D.
Pharmacy Program Senior Manager
900 SW Jackson Avenue, Suite 900
Topeka, KS 66612
785-296-8055
Legislative Branch
House Speaker Speaker Ray Merrick (R)
Kansas State Capitol
Room 370-W
300 SW 10th Street
Topeka, KS 66612
785-296-2302
House Health Policy Representative Dave Crum (R)
State Capitol
Room 512-N
300 SW 10th Street
Topeka, KS 66612
785-296-6989
House Health Appropriations Representative Marc Rhoades (R)
State Capitol
Room 351-S
300 SW 10th Street
Topeka, KS 66612
785-291-3446
Senate Health Policy Senator Mary Pitcher-Cook (R)
State Capitol
Room 441-E
300 SW 10th Street
Topeka, KS 66612
785-296-7362
Senate Health Appropriations Senator Ty Masterson (R)
State Capitol
Room 545-S
300 SW 10th Street
Topeka, KS 66612
785-296-7388
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KANSAS (Cont’d.)
STATE ENTITIES TO IMPLEMENT THE AFFORDABLE CARE ACT
State Health Insurance Exchange
Insurance Commissioner Sandy Praeger requested a steering committee charter to make recommendations to
the Department of Insurance regarding the planning and development of a Kansas Health Benefit Exchange.
Planning work-groups comprised of citizens report to the steering committees.
For more information on what the state is doing, click here.
Research Round-Up
Health Insurance Reform: What it means in Kansas, State Website Kansas Insurance Exchange Planning Work Groups Website What the Affordable Care Act Could Mean for Kansas Employers and Health Insurance, Kansas Health Institute
(April 2012) Adopted Recommendations, Kansas Insurance Exchange Planning Work Groups A Health Insurance Exchange in Kansas? Decisions and Deadlines Ahead for State Leaders, Kansas Health
Institute (October 2011) Affordable Care Act’s Expansion of Medicaid Expected to Boost Kansas Enrollment, Kansas Health Institute
(October 2011) The Impact of Health Reform on Insurance Benefits and Mandates in Kansas, Kansas Health Institute (August
2011 ) Preliminary Estimate: Number of Users of Kansas Health Benefits Exchange, Kansas Health Institute (May 2011) The Impact of Health Reform on Health Insurance Coverage in Kansas, Kansas Health Institute (January 2011) Health Insurance Exchange Implementation, Kansas Insurance Department Presentation (January 27, 2011) The ACA—How would it impact health insurance in Kansas? Kansas Health Institute Senior Analyst Suzanne
Cleveland’s presentation before the State Senate Financial Institutions and Insurance Committee (January 11, 2011) Audio | Slides
The Impact of Health Reform on Health Insurance Coverage in Kansas, Kansas Health Institute (January 2011) Preliminary Estimates of the Impact of Federal Health Reform on State Spending in Kansas, Dr. Andrew Allison,
KHPA Executive Director (May 2010) Kansas: Impact of Federal Health Reform – Preliminary Estimates on Cost and Coverage, Kansas Health Policy
Authority (May 2010)
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KENTUCKY
Executive Branch
Governor Governor Steve Beshear (D)
700 State Capitol
Frankfort, KY 40601
502-564-2611
Medicaid Director Lawrence Kissner
Commissioner
Kentucky Department for Medicaid Services
Cabinet for Health and Family Services
275 East Main Street, 6 West A
Frankfort, KY 40621
502-564-4321
Medicaid Pharmacy Director Trista Chapman
Pharmacy Coordinator
275 East Main Street, 6 West D
Frankfort, KY 40621
502-564-4321
Legislative Branch
House Speaker Speaker Greg Stumbo (D)
State Capitol
700 Capitol Avenue, Room 309
Frankfurt, KY 40601
502-564-3366
House Health Policy Representative Tom Burch (D)
702 Capitol Avenue
Annex Room 332E
Frankfort, KY 40601
502-564-8100, Ext. 601
House Health Appropriations Representative Jimmie Lee (D)
702 Capitol Avenue
Annex Room 457B
Frankfort, KY 40601
502-564-8100, Ext. 650
Senate Health Policy Senator Julie Denton (R)
702 Capitol Avenue
Annex Room 252
Frankfort, KY 40601
502-564-8100, Ext. 646
Senate Health Appropriations Senator Ernie Harris (R)
702 Capitol Avenue
Annex Room 204
Frankfort, KY 40601
502-564-8100, Ext. 605
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KENTUCKY (Cont’d.)
STATE ENTITIES TO IMPLEMENT THE AFFORDABLE CARE ACT
State Health Insurance Exchange
Governor Steven Beshear issued Executive Order 2012-587 on July 17, 2012, establishing the Kentucky Health
Benefit Exchange.
For more information on what the state is doing, click here.
Research Round-Up
Kentucky Department of Insurance Health Reform Implementation Webpage Overview of federal health insurance reform and state implementation, Kentucky Department of Insurance
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LOUISIANA
Executive Branch
Governor Governor Bobby Jindal (R)
State Capitol
P. O. Box 94004
Baton Rouge, LA 70804-9004
504-342-7015
Medicaid Director Ruth Kennedy
Medicaid Director
Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals
628 North 4th Street
Baton Rouge, LA 70802
225-342-9240
Medicaid Pharmacy Director M. J. Terrebonne, Pharm.D.
Pharmacy Director
P. O. Box 90130
1201 Capitol Access Road
Baton Rouge, LA 70821
225-342-9768
Legislative Branch
House Speaker Speaker Charles E. “Chuck” Kleckey (R)
Office of the Speaker
P. O. Box 94062
Baton Rouge, LA 70804-4486
225-342-7263
House Health Policy Representative Scott M. Simon (R)
State Capitol
P. O. Box 44486
Baton, Rouge, LA 70804-4486
House Health Appropriations Representative James R. Fannin (D)
State Capitol
P. O. Box 44486
Baton, Rouge, LA 70804-4486
Senate Health Policy Senator David Heitmeier (D)
State Capitol
P. O. Box 94183
Baton Rouge, LA 70804-4183
225-342-2040
Senate Health Appropriations Senator Jack Donahue (R)
State Capitol
P. O. Box 94183
Baton Rouge, LA 70804-4182
225-342-2040
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LOUISIANA (Cont’d.)
STATE ENTITIES TO IMPLEMENT THE AFFORDABLE CARE ACT
State Health Insurance Exchange
In March 2011, Governor Bobby Jindal announced that Louisiana will not pursue a state exchange and returned a
$1 million planning grant.
For more information on what the state is doing, click here.
Research Round-Up
Impact Estimate of Federal Health Care Reform 2010
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MAINE
Executive Branch
Governor Governor Paul LePage (R)
State House Station 1
Augusta, ME 04333
207-287-3531
Medicaid Director Stefanie Nadeau
Director, Office of MaineCare Services
Maine Department of Health and Human Services
221 State Street
Augusta, ME 04333
207-287-2674
Medicaid Pharmacy Director Jennifer Palow
Pharmacy Director
442 Civic Center Drive
Augusta, ME 04333
207-287-6533
Legislative Branch
House Speaker Speaker Mark Eves (R)
29 Acorn Street
North Berwick, ME 03906
207-287-1300
Joint House Health Policy Representative Richard Farnsworth (D)
2 State House Station
Augusta, ME 04333-0002
207-287-1430
Joint House Health Appropriations Representative Margaret Rotundo (D)
2 State House Station
Augusta, ME 04333-0002
207-287-1430
Senate Health Policy Senator Margaret Craven (D)
3 State House Station
Augusta, ME 04333-0002
207-287-1515
Senate Health Appropriations Senator Dawn Hill (D)
3 State House Station
Augusta, ME 04333-0002
207-337-3689
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MAINE (Cont’d.)
STATE ENTITIES TO IMPLEMENT THE AFFORDABLE CARE ACT Background
The Maine Legislature created a Joint Order establishing the Joint Select Committee on Health Reform
Opportunities and Implementation, a bi-partisan group of 17 legislators responsible for studying the federal law
and determining the role of the state in implementing health reform. The committee produced its final report in
December 2010 and is no longer active.
In April 2010 former Governor John Baldacci issued an Executive Order Implementing National Health Reform in
Maine (Executive Order 12), establishing the Health Reform Implementation Steering Committee. Although the
committee is no longer active, it produced a report in conjunction with the Advisory Council on Health Systems
Development.
State Health Insurance Exchange
In April 2012, Governor Paul LePage stated that Maine will not use the Level One Establishment grant awarded to
the state and that the state will not establish a state-based exchange. For more information on what the state is
doing, click here.
Research Round-Up
Maine Joint Select Committee on Health Care Reform Website Recommendations Regarding the Maine Health Benefit Exchange: Report to the Governor and the Joint Standing
Committee on Insurance and Financial Services, Advisory Committee on Maine’s Health Insurance Exchange (September 20, 2011)
Final Report of the Joint Select Committee on Health Care Reform: Opportunities and Implementation Final Report (December 2010)
Options and Opportunities for Implementing the Affordable Care Act in Maine, Advisory Council on Health Systems Development (December 17, 2010)
An excerpt from the Maine State Health Plan 2010-2012 titled “Implement Federal Health Reform”
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MARYLAND
Executive Branch
Governor Governor Martin O’Malley (D)
State House
100 State Circle
Annapolis, MD 21401
410-974-3901
Medicaid Director Chuck Milligan
Deputy Secretary, Health Care Financing
Maryland Department of Health and
Mental Hygiene
201 W. Preston Street, Room 525
Baltimore, MD 21201
410-767-4139
Medicaid Pharmacy Director Charles Sandler, Pharm.D.
Chief, Pharmacy Services Division
201 W. Preston Street, Room 408
Baltimore, MD 21201
410-747-1460
Legislative Branch
House Speaker Speaker Michael Erin Busch (D)
State House, Room H-101
Annapolis, MD 21401
410-841-3800
House Health Policy Assemblyman Peter A. Hammen (D)
Room 241, House Office Building
Annapolis, MD 21401
410-841-3772
House Health Appropriations Assemblyman Norman H. Conway (D)
Room 121, House Office Building
6 Bladen Street
Annapolis, MD 21401
410-841-3407
Senate Health Policy Senator Joan Carter Conway (D)
2 West, Miller Senate Building, 11 Bladen Street
Annapolis, MD 21401
410-841-3145
Senate Health Appropriations Senator Thomas M. Middleton (D)
3 East Miller Senate Office Building,
11 Bladen Street
Annapolis, MD 21401
301-858-3616
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MARYLAND (Cont’d.)
STATE ENTITIES TO IMPLEMENT THE AFFORDABLE CARE ACT
Background
In March 2010, Governor Martin O'Malley issued Executive Order 01.01.2010.15 amending Executive Order 01.01.2010.07, which established the Maryland Health Care Reform Coordinating Council. The council’s final report includes policy recommendations and implementation strategies. The council continues to meet.
State Health Insurance Exchange
In 2011, Maryland passed SB182 (Chapter 1) and HB 166 (Chapter 2) establishing a state health benefit exchange.
For more information on what the state is doing, click here.
Research Round-Up
Maryland Health Reform Coordinating Council Website Department of Health Maryland Health Benefit Exchange Website
Maryland Health Connection Website (launched in August 2012)
Detailed Analysis for Financing the Maryland Health Benefit Exchange, a report by Wakely Consulting Group
(September 2012)
Maryland Health Care Reform Simulation Model: Detailed Analysis and Methodology, The Hilltop Institute,
University of Maryland (July 2012)
ACA Implementation—Monitoring and Tracking: Maryland, a report by the Urban Institute and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (February 2012)
Analysis of the Basic Health Program, DHMH, Medicaid Office of Planning and the Hilltop Institute (January 2012)
Recommendations for a Successful Maryland Health Benefit Exchange: A Report to the Governor and Maryland
General Assembly, Board of the Maryland Health Benefit Exchange (December 2011)
Maryland Health Care Reform Coordinating Council Final Report (January 2011)
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MASSACHUSETTS
Executive Branch
Governor Governor Deval Patrick (D)
State House
Office of the Governor
Boston, MA 02133
617-727-3666
Medicaid Director Julian Harris
Medicaid Director
Massachusetts Department of Health and Human Services
Office of Medicaid
1 Ashburn Place, 11th Floor, Room 1109
Boston, MA 02108
617-573-1770
Medicaid Pharmacy Director Paul L. Jeffrey, Pharm.D.
Director of Pharmacy
600 Washington Street, Room 5333
Boston, MA 02111
617-210-5865
Legislative Branch
House Speaker Speaker Robert A. DeLeo (D)
State House, Room 356
Boston, MA 02133
617-722-2500
House Health Policy Representative Jeffrey Sanchez (D) (Joint Committee on Public Health)
State House, Room 130
Boston, MA 02133
617-722-2130
House Health Appropriations Representative Steven M. Walsh (D) (Joint Committee on Health Care
State House, Room 22 Financing)
Boston, MA 02133
617-722-2140
Senate Health Policy Senator John F. Keenan (D) (Joint Committee on Public Health)
State House, Room 413B
Boston, MA 02133
617-722-1494
Senate Health Appropriations Senator Steven M. Walsh (D) (Joint Committee on Health Care
State House, Room 236 Financing)
Boston, MS 02133
617-722-2430
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MASSACHUSETTS (Cont’d.)
STATE ENTITIES TO IMPLEMENT THE AFFORDABLE CARE ACT
State Health Insurance Exchange
Massachusetts Chapter 58 of the Acts of 2006 created a health benefit exchange.
For more information on what the state is doing, click here.
Research Round-Up
National Health Care Reform Website Health Connector: Health Insurance for Massachusetts Residents
Affordable Care Act: Massachusetts Implementation Updates, published by the Executive Office of Health and
Human Services
Employer's Use of Health Insurance Exchanges: Lessons Learned from Massachusetts, a report by the Robert
Wood Johnson Foundation (October 2012)
Health Care Reform: Planning for National Reform Health Care Costs and Spending in Massachusetts: A Review of the Evidence, Blue Cross Blue Shield of
Massachusetts Foundation (March 2012) Health Reform Facts and Figures, Health Connector (Winter 2011/2012) PPACA Implementation Tasks for Calendar Year 2010 National Health Insurance Reform and Massachusetts: Frequently Asked Questions, Massachusetts Health
Connector The Massachusetts and Utah Health Insurance Exchanges: Lessons Learned, Georgetown University Health
Policy Institute
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MICHIGAN
Executive Branch
Governor Governor Rick Snyder (R)
Olds Plaza
P. O. Box 3003
Lansing, MI 48909
517-373-7858
Medicaid Director Stephen Fitton
Medicaid Director
Michigan Department of Community Health
400 S. Pine Street
Lansing, MI 48913
517-241-7882
Medicaid Pharmacy Director Trish O’Keefe, RN, MPA
Manager, Pharmacy Services Section
400 S. Pine Street, 6th Floor
P. O. Box 30479
Lansing, MI 48909
517-335-5442
Legislative Branch
House Speaker Speaker Jase Bolger (R)
Room 164, Capitol Building
P. O. Box 30014
Lansing, MI 48909-7514
517-373-1787
House Health Policy Representative Gail Haines (R)
Anderson House Office Building
Room N-892
124 N. Capitol, Box 30014
Lansing, MI 48909-7514
517-373-0615
House Health Appropriations Representative Joseph Haveman (R)
HOB, P. O. Box 30014
Room N-1194
Lansing, MI 48909-7514
517-373-0830
Senate Health Policy Senator Jim Marleau (R)
Michigan State Senate
1010 Farnum Building
Box 30036
Lansing, MI 48909-7536
517-373-2417
Senate Health Appropriations Senator Roger Kahn (R)
Michigan State Senate
Room S-324 Capitol Building
Box 30036
Lansing, MI 48909-7536
517-373-1760
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MICHIGAN (Cont’d.)
STATE ENTITIES TO IMPLEMENT THE AFFORDABLE CARE ACT
Background
Former Governor Jennifer Granholm issued Executive Order No. 2010-4 in March 2010, establishing a Health
Insurance Reform Coordinating Council to identify steps for implementing the Patient Protection and Affordable
Health Care Act. The council is required to provide recommendations.
State Health Insurance Exchange
For more information on what the state is doing, click here.
Research Round-Up
The Affordable Care Act’s Medicaid Expansion: Analyzing the Michigan Impact, a report by the Center for
Healthcare Research and Transformation (October 2012)
State Implementation Presentation (May 25, 2010)
Fiscal Analysis of the Federal Health Reform Legislation (April 2010) Strategic Plan to Implement the PPACA, Health Insurance Reform Coordinating Council (December 2, 2010) Cover Michigan: The State of Health Care Coverage in Michigan, Center for Healthcare Research and
Transformation (2010)
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MINNESOTA
Executive Branch
Governor Governor Mark Dayton (D)
130 State Capitol
St. Paul, MN 55155
612-296-3391
Medicaid Director Carol Bakstrom
Medicaid Director
Minnesota Department of Human Services
540 Cedar Street, P.O. Box 64983
St. Paul, MN 55167-0983
651-431-2319
Medicaid Pharmacy Director Sara Drake, R.Ph., MPH, MBA
Pharmacy Program Manager
Navitas, 999 Foyer Drive
Madison, WI 53717
651-431-2504
Legislative Branch
House Speaker Speaker Paul Thissen (D)
463 State Office Building
100 Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. Boulevard
St. Paul, MN 55155
651-296-5375
House Health Policy Representative Tina Liebling (D)
585 State Office Building
100 Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. Boulevard
St. Paul, MN 55155
651-296-0573
House Health Appropriations Representative Thomas Huntley (D)
585 State Office Building
100 Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. Boulevard
St. Paul, MN 55155
651-296-4151
Senate Health Policy Senator Kathy Sheran (D)
120 State Office Building
75 Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. Boulevard
St. Paul, MN 55155
651-296-4151
Senate Health Appropriations Senator Tony Lourey (D)
120 State Office Building
75 Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. Boulevard
651-296-7593
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MINNESOTA (Cont’d.)
STATE ENTITIES TO IMPLEMENT THE AFFORDABLE CARE ACT
Background Laws 2010, First Special Session, Chapter 1, Article 22, Section 4 authorized the governor to convene the Health Care Reform Task Force to advise and assist the governor and the legislature on state implementation of the ACA. On October 31, 2011, Governor Dayton issued Executive Order 11-30, establishing the Health Care Reform Task Force. The task force produced a report with recommendations for state law, program changes and implementation. The group’s primary deliverable is the Roadmap to a Healthier Minnesota, which will include policy recommendations and is expected to be presented to the governor and legislature in November 2012. The task force continues to meet. State Health Insurance Exchange The Department of Commerce, with support of Governor Mark Dayton, is pursing action through the establish-ment of the Health Insurance Exchange Advisory Task Force. For more information on what the state is doing, click here.
Research Round-Up
Health Care Reform Task Force Website
Health Insurance Exchange Advisory Task Force Website
Funding Options Worksheet, an analysis by the Finance Work Group of the Health Insurance Exchange Advisory
Task Force (September 2012)
ACA Implementation—Monitoring and Tracking: Minnesota, a report by the Urban Institute and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (July 2012)
Exchange Advisory Task Force Recommendations, Draft (January 17, 2012) Policy Levers for Addressing Health Disparities through the Exchange, Recommendations (January 17, 2012) Work Group Recommendations for Exchange Advisory Task Force, Draft (January 6, 2012) Health Disparities Recommendations (January 17, 2011) Presentation to Senate Finance Committee: Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: Impacts for Minnesota,
Lynn A. Blewett, State Health Access Data Assistance Center (April 8, 2010)
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MISSISSIPPI
Executive Branch
Governor Governor Phil Bryant (R)
P. O. Box 139
Jackson, MS 39205
601-359-3150
[email protected] or [email protected]
Medicaid Director David J. Dzielak
Executive Director
Mississippi Department of Human Services
Division of Medicaid
550 High Street, Suite 1000
Walters Sillers Building
Jackson, MS 39201-1325
601-359-9562
Medicaid Pharmacy Director Judith P. Clark, R.Ph.
Pharmacy Director
239 North Lamar Street, Suite 801
Jackson, MS 39201
601-359-5253
Legislative Branch
House Speaker Speaker Philip Gunn (R)
Capitol, Room 306
P. O. Box 1018
Jackson, MS 39215
601-355-8321
House Health Policy Representative Bobby B. Howell (R)
Capitol, Room 104-A
P. O. Box 1018
Jackson, MS 39215
601-359-2428
House Health Appropriations Representative Herb Frierson (D)
Capitol, Room 400-F
P. O. Box 1018
Jackson, MS 39215
601-359-2434
Senate Health Policy Senator Dean Kirby (R)
Capitol, Room 215-C
P. O. Box 1018
Jackson, MS 39215
601-359-3234
Senate Health Appropriations Senator Eugene S. Clarke (R)
Capitol, Room 209
P. O. Box 1018
Jackson, MS 39215
601-359-3250
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MISSISSIPPI (Cont’d.)
STATE ENTITIES TO IMPLEMENT THE AFFORDABLE CARE ACT
State Health Insurance Exchange
Mississippi announced that its high-risk pool program, the Mississippi Comprehensive Health Insurance Risk Pool
Association, will establish the state’s health insurance exchange.
For more information on what the state is doing, click here.
Research Round-Up
The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Mississippi Insurance Department Website Mississippi Health Insurance Exchange Website
The Fiscal and Economic Impacts of Medicaid Expansion in Mississippi, 2014-2025, University Research
Center(October 2012)
Final Recommendations: Essential Health Benefits, Mississippi Health Insurance Exchange Advisory Board (June
2012)
Building Mississippi’s Health Insurance Exchange, Winter 2012 Update, Center for Mississippi Health Policy (January 2012)
Preparing for the Mississippi Health Benefit Exchange: Final Report, prepared for the Mississippi Insurance Department by Leavitt Partners (September 2011)
Health Insurance Exchange Advisory Board Financial Impact Review of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act on the Mississippi Medicaid
Budget, prepared for the Mississippi Division of Medicaid by Milliman, Inc. (October 1, 2010)
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MISSOURI
Executive Branch
Governor Governor Jay Nixon (D)
216 State Capitol
P. O. Box 720
Jefferson City, MO 65102
573-751-3222
Medicaid Director Ian McCaslin, MD, MPH
Director
Missouri Department of Social Services
615 Howerton Court, P. O. Box 6500
Jefferson City, MO 65102
573-751-6922
Medicaid Pharmacy Director Rhonda Driver, R.Ph.
Director of Pharmacy
205 Jefferson Street, 10th Floor
Jefferson City, MO 65102
573-522-8514
Legislative Branch
House Speaker Speaker Timothy Jones (R)
Missouri House of Representatives
201 West Capitol Avenue
Room 308
Jefferson City, MO 65101
573-751-0562
House Health Policy Representative Keith Frederick (R)
Missouri House of Representatives
201 W. Capitol Avenue
Room 415-A
Jefferson City, MO 65101
573-751-3834
House Health Appropriations Representative Sue Allen (R)
Missouri House of Representatives
201 W. Capitol Avenue
Room 303-A
Jefferson City, MO 65101
573-751-9765
Senate Health Policy Not Assigned as Yet
Senate Health Appropriations Senator Kurt Schaefer (R)
State Capitol Building
201 W. Capitol Avenue
Room 420
Jefferson City, MO 65101
573-751-3931
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MISSOURI (Cont’d)
STATE ENTITIES TO IMPLEMENT THE AFFORDABLE CARE ACT
State Health Insurance Exchange
The Senate established the Senate Interim Committee on Health Insurance Exchanges to study the
establishment of a state-based health insurance exchange. In addition, the governor created the Missouri Health
Exchange Coordinating Council to pursue planning efforts.
For more information on what the state is doing, click here.
Research Round-Up
Implementing the Medicaid Provisions of the ACA in Missouri, Joel Ferber, Legal Services of Eastern Missouri (September 2010)
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MONTANA
Executive Branch
Governor Governor Steve Bullock (D)
Office of the Governor
P. O. Box 200802
Helena, MT 59620-0801
406-444-3111
Medicaid Director Mary Dalton
State Medicaid Director
Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services
111 N. Sanders, P. O. Box 4210
Helena, MT 59604
406-444-4084
Medicaid Pharmacy Director Roger Citron, R.Ph.
Medicaid Pharmacy Consultant
1400 Broadway
Helena, MT 59620
Legislative Branch
House Speaker Speaker Mark Blasdel (R)
Montana House of Representatives
P. O. Box 200400
Helena, MT 59620-0400
406-261-3269
House Health Policy Representative Ron Ehli (R)
Montana House of Representatives
P. O. Box 200400
Helena, MT 59620-0400
406-363-3130
House Health Appropriations Representative Duane Ankney (R)
Montana House of Representatives
P. O. Box 200400
Helena, MT 59620-0400
406-740-0629
Senate Health Policy Senator Jason Priest (R)
Montana Senate
P. O. Box 200500
Helena, MT 59620-0500
406-425-0674
Senate Health Appropriations Senator Rick Ripley (R)
Montana Senate
P. O. Box 200500
Helena, MT 59620-0500
406-562-3502
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MONTANA (Cont’d.)
STATE ENTITIES TO IMPLEMENT THE AFFORDABLE CARE ACT
Background
Senate Joint Resolution 35 created a 2009 and 2010 interim committee within the Children, Families and Health and Human Services to study federal and state efforts related to health care reform and to make recommendations for state-level initiatives to be considered by the 62nd Montana Legislature. All aspects of the study, including presentation and review requirements were due by September 15, 2010.
State Health Insurance Exchange
In 2011, the legislature enacted Joint Resolution 33, creating an interim study committee to examine the feasibility of establishing a state-based health insurance exchange. The joint resolution requests a report, including recommendations for legislation and estimated fiscal impacts, be presented by September 15, 2012. For more information on what the state is doing, click here.
Research Round-Up
Federal Health Care Reform Website Health Insurance Reform in Montana: A Presentation to the 2011 Montana Legislature, Monica J. Lindeen,
Montana Commissioner of Securities and Insurance (January 2011) Examining Health Care: From Congressional Reforms to Cannibas (November 2010) Montana and Major Components of Federal Healthcare Reform (April 19, 2010)
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NEBRASKA
Executive Branch
Governor Governor Dave Heineman (R)
State Capitol
Office of the Governor
P. O. Box 94848
Lincoln, NE 68509-4848
402-471-2244
Medicaid Director Vivianne Chaumont
Director, Division of Medicaid and Long-Term Care
Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services
301 Centennial Mall South, 3rd Floor
P. O. Box 95026
Lincoln, NE 68509-5026
402-471-2135
Medicaid Pharmacy Director Lisa deVries, R.Ph.
Medicaid Pharmacy Consultant
P. O. Box 95026
Lincoln, NE 68509
402-471-9307
Legislative Branch (UNICAMERAL – Non-Partisan – Senate Only)
Speaker Speaker Greg Adams
State Capitol, Room 2103
P. O. Box 94604
Lincoln, NE 68509
402-471-2756
House Health Policy N/A
House Health Appropriations N/A
Senate Health Policy Senator Kathy Campbell
State Capitol, Room 1402
Lincoln, NE 68509
402-471-2731
Senate Health Appropriations Senator Heath Mello
State Capitol, Room 1004
Lincoln, NE 68509
402-471-2710
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NEBRASKA (Cont’d.)
STATE ENTITIES TO IMPLEMENT THE AFFORDABLE CARE ACT
Background
The Nebraska Department of Insurance (NDOI) hosted five stakeholder meetings throughout the state in 2011
and met with additional stakeholders to discuss the Exchange planning process. NDOI’s report and recom-
mendations are available here. The Department of Insurance continues to moving forward with the design of a
state-based exchange, study of health reform, committee briefings and public information sessions. NDOI’s most
recent update is available here.
State Health Insurance Exchange
For more information on what the state is doing, click here.
Research Round-Up
Presentation to the Banking, Commerce, and Insurance Committee, by Nebraska Department of Insurance (July 2012)
Exchange Planning Overview and Recommendations, Nebraska Department of Insurance (2011) Financial Analysis of PPACA with House Reconciliation (August 16, 2010)
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NEVADA
Executive Branch
Governor Governor Brian Sandoval (R)
Executive Chambers
Capitol Complex
Carson City, NV 98710
702-687-5670
Medicaid Director Elizabeth Aiello
Deputy Administrator
Nevada Department of Health and Human Services
Division of Health Care Financing & Policy
1100 E. Williams, Suite 101
Carson City, NV 98710
775-684-3677
Medicaid Pharmacy Director Coleen Lawrence
Chief, Program Services
1100 E. William Street, Suite 217
Carson City, NV 89710
775-684-3762
Legislative Branch
House Speaker Speaker Marilyn K. Kirkpatrick (D)
4747 Showdown Drive
North Las Vegas, NV 89031-2133
702-655-0332
House Health Policy Representative Marilyn Dondero Loop (D)
3724 Emerald Bay Circle
Las Vegas, NV 89147-6816
702-556-0224
House Health Appropriations Representative Maggie Carlton (D)
5540 East Cartwright Avenue
Las Vegas, NV 89110-3802
702-236-5401
Senate Health Policy Senator Justin C. Jones (D)
P. O. Box 371626
Las Vegas, NV 89137-1626
702-265-5878
Senate Health Appropriations Senator Debbie Smith (D)
3170 Wilma Drive
Sparks, NV 89431-1173
775-391-8031
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NEVADA (Cont’d.)
STATE ENTITIES TO IMPLEMENT THE AFFORDABLE CARE ACT
Background
Multiple entities are working on implementation in Nevada. The Health Care Reform Policy Planning Group was created by the Department of Health and Human Services; the Health Care Reform Implementation Working Group is led by the Administrator of the Division of Health Care Financing and Policy and focuses on how the new law will affect the state's Medicaid policies; and the Division of Health Care Financing; and Policy Administrator Charles Duarte oversees an implementation work group to examine in significantly greater detail the intricacies of the legislation and what affect it will have on state policies and procedures regarding Medicaid. Expanding the Medicaid program is one of the primary tools for expanding health insurance coverage in the reform bill, and many changes to Nevada’s Medicaid program will be required in order to conform to the legislation and accommodate new enrollees.
State Health Insurance Exchange
In 2011, Nevada passed SB 440, Chapter No. 439, creating the Silver State Health Insurance Exchange. For more information on what the state is doing, click here.
Research Round-Up
Health Reform Website Silver State Health Insurance Exchange Nevada Policy Papers Health Care Reform: Fiscal Impact (April 2010) Cost estimates (March 30, 2010)
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NEW HAMPSHIRE
Executive Branch
Governor Governor Maggie Hassan (D)
Office of the Governor
State House
107 N. Main Street
Concord, NH 03301
603-271-2121
Medicaid Director Kathleen Dunn, MPH
Director, Office of Medicaid Business and Policy
New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services
129 Pleasant Street
Concord, NH 03301-6521
603-271-9421
Medicaid Pharmacy Director Lisa Farrand, R.Ph.
Pharmacy Consultant
6 Hazen Drive
Concord, NH 03301
603-271-4419
Legislative Branch
House Speaker Speaker Therie Norelli
Office of the Speaker
Third Floor, State House
107 North Main Street
Concord, NH 03301
603-271-3661
House Health Policy Representative James MacKay (R)
Legislative Office Building, Room 205
107 North Main Street
Concord, NH 03301
603-271-3334
House Health Appropriations Representative Mary Jane Wallner (D)
Legislative Office Building, Room 210
107 North Main Street
Concord, NH 03301
603-271-3165
Senate Health Policy Senator Nancy Stiles (R)
Statehouse, Room 103-A
33 N. State Street
Concord, NH 03301
603-271-3093
Senate Health Appropriations Senator Charles W. Morse (R)
Statehouse, Room 105
25 Capitol Street
Concord, NH 03301
603-271-4980
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NEW HAMPSHIRE (Cont’d.)
STATE ENTITIES TO IMPLEMENT THE AFFORDABLE CARE ACT
Background
In 2011, HB 601 (Chapter 264, Laws of 2011; RSA 420-N) established the Joint Health Care Reform Oversight
Committee. The committee is responsible for providing legislative oversight, policy direction, and recom-
mendations for legislation with respect to the Affordable Care Act. The committee issued an annual report in
December 2011, and continues to meet.
State Health Insurance Exchange
Governor John Lynch signed HB 1297 on June 18, 2012, prohibiting the state from participating or facilitating a
state-based health insurance exchange. The law does allow state agencies to work with the federal government
to create a federally-operated exchange.
For more information on what the state is doing, click here.
Research Round-Up
Joint Health Care Reform Oversight Committee Website Federal and State Information on Health Reform Website, New Hampshire Insurance Department Partnership v. Federal Plan Management: Impacts to New Hampshire Health Insurance Markets, presentation to
the Joint Health Care Reform Oversight Committee (July 25, 2012) Annual Report, Joint Health Care Reform Oversight Committee (December 2011) Presentation- Federal Health Reform, New Hampshire Insurance Department (March 2, 2011) Enrollment and Claims Cost Impact to NH Medicaid from ACA (August 27, 2010) Medicaid Enrollment Forecast: SFY 2011-2013 Update (August 2010)
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NEW JERSEY
Executive Branch
Governor Governor Chris Christie (R)
State House
Office of the Governor
Trenton, NJ 08625
609-292-6000
Medicaid Director Valerie Harr
Director
New Jersey Department of Human Services
Division of Medical Assistance and Health Services
7 Quakerbridge Plaza, P. O. Box 712
Trenton, NJ 08625-0712
609-588-2600
Medicaid Pharmacy Director Pharmacy Services Contracted to
Molina Medicaid Solutions
609-588-6036
Legislative Branch
House Speaker Speaker Sheila Y. Oliver (D)
State House
125 West State Street
Trenton, NJ 08625
973-395-1166
House Health Policy Assemblyman Herb Conaway (D)
Delran Prof. Center Building C, Suite 450
Delran, NJ 08075
856-461-3997
House Health Appropriations Assemblyman John J. Burzichelli (D)
935 King Highway, Suite 400
West Depford, NJ 08086
856-251-9801
Senate Health Policy Senator Joseph F. Vitale (D)
569 Rahway Avenue
Woodbridge, NJ 07095
732-855-7441
Senate Health Appropriations Senator Paul A. Sarlo (D)
State House
125 West State Street
Trenton, NJ 08625
201-804-8118
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NEW JERSEY (Cont’d.)
STATE ENTITIES TO IMPLEMENT THE AFFORDABLE CARE ACT
State Health Insurance Exchange
On May 10, 2012, Governor Chris Christie vetoed AB 2171, which would have established a health insurance
exchange in the Department of Banking and Insurance.
For more information on what the state is doing, click here.
Research Round-Up
Rutgers Center for State Health Policy, report that estimates the impact of health reform in New Jersey, and examines exchange design issues, prepared at the request of New Jersey’s Interagency Working Group on the ACA
Federal Health Coverage Law – Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, New Jersey Department of Banking & Insurance
Financial Analysis of a New Jersey Basic Health Program, prepared for Rutgers Center for State Health Policy by Oliver Wyman (August 2012)
The Basic Health Plan Option in New Jersey, Rutgers Center for State Health Policy (December 2011) Combining New Jersey’s Individual and Small Group Health Insurance Risk Pools, Rutgers Center for State
Health Policy (December 2011) Health Insurance Exchanges: Governance Issues for New Jersey, Rutgers Center for State Health Policy and
Seton Hall Law (September 2011) Health Insurance Status in New Jersey After Implementation of the Affordable Care Act, Rutgers Center for State
Health Policy (August 2011)
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NEW MEXICO
Executive Branch
Governor Governor Susana Martinez (R)
State Capitol Building
Santa Fe, NM 87503
505-827-3000
Medicaid Director Julie Weinberg
Director, Medical Assistance Division
New Mexico Department of Human Services
P. O. Box 2348
Santa Fe, NM 87504-2348
505-827-6253
Medicaid Pharmacy Director Tonya Pamatian
Pharmacy Program Manager
P. O. Box 2348
Santa Fe, NM 87504-2348
505-827-3165
Legislative Branch
House Speaker Speaker W. Ken Martinez (D)
State Capitol, Room 104
Santa Fe. NM 87501
505-986-4782
House Health Policy Representative James Roger Madalena (D)
State Capitol, Room 312-B
Santa Fe, NM 87501
505-986-4840
House Health Appropriations Representative Henry “Kiki” Saavedra (D)
State Capitol, Room 304-B
Santa Fe, NM 87501
505-986-4316
Senate Health Policy NONE LISTED
Senate Health Appropriations Senator John Arthur Smith (D)
State Capitol, Room 325-A
Santa Fe, NM 87501
505-986-4365
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NEW MEXICO (Cont’d.)
STATE ENTITIES TO IMPLEMENT THE AFFORDABLE CARE ACT
Background
Prior to the passage of the ACA, SJM 1 (2010) created the New Mexico Health Reform Working Group to make recommendations to the governor and the legislature regarding implementation and supplementation of federal and state health care reform measures. The working group made its recommendations and is no longer active. In April 2010, former Governor Bill Richardson issued Executive Order 2010-012, establishing the New Mexico Health Care Reform leadership team for the implementation of national health reform. The leadership team issued its strategic plan, Implementing Federal Health Care Reform-A Roadmap for New Mexico, in July 2010. In August 2010, former Gov. Richardson signed Executive Order 2010-032, establishing the New Mexico Office of Health Care Reform and expanding the leadership team. The Office of Health Care Reform continues to work with the leadership team to help the executive branch create policies, priorities, and objectives for reaching implementation goals.
State Health Insurance Exchange
On April 8, 2011, Governor Susana Martinez vetoed SB 38, the New Mexico Health Insurance Act, which would have created a health insurance exchange.
For more information on what the state is doing, click here.
Research Round-Up
National Health Care Reform: Library of Facts, Articles and Opportunities, New Mexico Human Services Department
ACA Implementation—Monitoring and Tracking: New Mexico, a report by the Urban Institute and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (August 2012)
Fiscal Impact of Health Reform: New Mexico Health Care Reform Financial Modeling Tool, Evaluation of the Basic Health Program Costs (May 2012)
New Mexico Health Care Reform Fiscal Model: Detailed Analysis and Methodology, The Hilltop Institute (March 2012)
New Mexico’s Office of Health Care Reform- Transition Plan (December 2010) SJM 1 Health Care Reform Working Group: Report of Recommendations (November 2010) Implementing PPACA - A Road Map for New Mexico (July 2010)
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NEW YORK
Executive Branch
Governor Governor Andrew Cuomo (D)
State Capitol
Albany, NY 12224
518-474-8390
Medicaid Director Jason Helgerson
State Medicaid Director, Deputy Commissioner
New York Department of Health
Empire State Plaza, Corning Tower, Room 1466
Albany, NY 12237
518-474-3018
Medicaid Pharmacy Director Anthony Merola
Pharmacy Consultant
99 Washington Avenue, Suite 606
Albany, NY 12210
518-474-9219
Legislative Branch
House Speaker Speaker Sheldon Silver (D)
Legislative Office Building, Room 932
Albany, NY 12248
518-455-3791
House Health Policy Assemblyman Richard N. Gottfried (D)
Legislative Office Building, Room 822
Albany, NY 12248
518-455-4941
House Health Appropriations Assemblyman Herman Farrell, Jr. (D)
Legislative Office Building, Room 923
Albany, NY 12248
518-455-5491
Senate Health Policy Senator Kemp Hannon (R)
State Capitol, Room 420
Albany, NY 12247
518-455-2200
Senate Health Appropriations Senator John Defrancisco (R)
State Capitol Building, Room 416
Albany, NY 12247
518-455-4941
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NEW YORK (Cont’d.)
STATE ENTITIES TO IMPLEMENT THE AFFORDABLE CARE ACT
Background
In May 2010 then- Governor David Paterson established the Cabinet to Implement Federal Health Care Reform in New York. The cabinet will advise and make recommendations to the governor on all aspects of federal health reform, including identifying any changes needed to state statute, regulation, policy or procedure in order to implement the ACA. It will also develop a strategic plan to guide implementation. State agencies will make up the health reform cabinet and an advisory group will also be appointed to assist and advise the cabinet on reform provisions and include stakeholder and public engagement. On August 31, 2010, the former governor also formed the Health Care Reform Advisory Committee to ensure stakeholder and public engagement. These groups are no longer active.
State Health Insurance Exchange
On April 12, 2012, Governor Andrew Cuomo issued Executive Order 42, establishing the New York Health Benefit Exchange.
For more information on what the state is doing, click here.
Research Round-Up
Federal Health Care Reform in New York State Website
Federal Health Care Reform in New York State: Research and Resources
Benefit Standardization Study for the State of New York, Wakely Consulting Group (June 2012) Business Plan of Operations New York Health Benefit Exchange, Wakely Consulting Group (June 2012) The Role of Producers and Other Third Party Assistors in New York's Individual and SHOP Exchanges, Wakely
Consulting Group (June 2012) Risk Adjustment and Reinsurance under the ACA New York State Recommendations, Wakely Consulting Group
(June 2012) ACA Implementation—Monitoring and Tracking: New York, a report by the Urban Institute and the Robert Wood
Johnson Foundation (April 2012) The Coverage and Cost Effects of Implementation of the Affordable Care Act in New York State, Urban Institute
(March 2012) Estimated New York State Medicaid Savings Under the PPACA, Urban Institute (March 2012) Preparing New York’s Information Technology Infrastructure for Health Reform: A Gap Analysis, prepared for
NYS Health Foundation by Social Interest Solutions (May 2011) Building the Infrastructure for a New York Health Benefit Exchange: Key Decisions for State Policymakers, A
Special Report by the United Hospital Fund (2011) Implementing Federal Health Care Reform: A Roadmap for New York State (August 2010) Federal Health Care Reform: Implications for New York, Division of Coverage and Enrollment Office of Health
Insurance Programs, Health Bureau Insurance Department (June 2010)
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NORTH CAROLINA
Executive Branch
Governor Governor Pat McCrory (R)
Office of the Governor
20301 Mall Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-0304
919-733-5811
Medicaid Director Michael Watson
Director of Medical Assistance
North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services
1985 Umstead Drive, 2501 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-2501
919-855-4100
Medicaid Pharmacy Director Glenda Adams, Pharm.D.
Outpatient Pharmacy Manager
1985 Umstead Drive, 2501 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-2501
919-855-4307
Legislative Branch
House Speaker Speaker Thom Tillis (R)
North Carolina House of Representatives
Legislative Office Building
16 W. Jones Street, Room 2304
Raleigh, NC 27601-1096
919-733-3451
House Health Policy Representative Mark W. Hollo (R) Representative Burt Jones (R)
(2 Co-Chairs) North Carolina House of Representatives North Carolina House of Representatives
300 North Salisbury Street, Room 639 300 North Salisbury Street, Room 416-K
Raleigh, NC 27603-5925 Raleigh, NC 27603-5925
919-715-8361 919-733-5779
[email protected] [email protected]
House Health Appropriations Representative Nelson Dollar (R)
North Carolina House of Representatives
300 North Salisbury Street, Room 307-B1
Raleigh, NC 27603-5925
919-715-5925
Senate Health Policy Senator Louis Pate (R) Senator Ralph Hise (R)
406 Legislative Office Building 1026 Legislative Office Building
300 N. Salisbury Street 16 W. Jones Street
Raleigh, NC 27603-5925 Raleigh, NC 27601-2808
919-733-5621 919-733-3460
[email protected] [email protected]
Senate Health Appropriations Same Co-Chairs as listed above for Senate Health Policy
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NORTH CAROLINA (Cont’d.)
STATE ENTITIES TO IMPLEMENT THE AFFORDABLE CARE ACT
Background
The state established eight workgroups on health care reform through the North Carolina Institute of Medicine which are coordinated by an Overall Advisory Group. The workgroups meet monthly to examine implementation issues including prevention, safety net, health professional workforce, health insurance exchange and insurance oversight, Medicaid, new models of care, quality, fraud and abuse. Members include representatives from state government, academia, insurers, provider groups, and consumer advocates. The group’s interim report is available here.
Health Insurance Exchange
North Carolina passed HB 22, Session Law No. 2011-391, a bill of legislative intent to establish a state based insurance exchange. Establishment legislation did not pass. The North Carolina Department of Insurance continues to plan a state-based exchange.
For more information on what the state is doing, click here.
Research Round-Up
Examining the Impact of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act in North Carolina: Draft of Final Report Pending U.S. Supreme Court Decision, prepared for the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services and the Department of Insurance by the North Carolina Institute of Medicine (May 2012)
Overall Advisory Committee Workgroup Update, North Carolina Institute of Medicine (October 31, 2011) North Carolina Health Benefit Exchange Study, prepared for the North Carolina Department of Insurance by
Milliman, Inc. (July 18, 2011) Implementation of the PPACA in North Carolina: Interim Report, Health Reform Overall Advisory Group (March
2011)
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NORTH DAKOTA
Executive Branch
Governor Governor Jack Dalrymple (R)
State Capitol
600 E. Boulevard Avenue
Bismarck, ND 58505-0001
701-328-2200
Medicaid Director Maggie Anderson
Director of Medical Services Division
North Dakota Department of Human Services
600 E. Boulevard Avenue, Dept. 325
Bismarck, ND 58505-0250
701-328-1603
Medicaid Pharmacy Director Brendan Joyce, Pharm.D.
Administrator, Pharmacy Services
600 E. Boulevard Avenue, Dept. 325
Bismarck, ND 58505-0250
701-328-4023
Legislative Branch
House Speaker Speaker Bill Devlin (R)
P. O.Box 505
Finley, ND 58203-0505
701-524-2303
House Health Policy Representative Robin Weisz
50 Highway 3 South
Hurdsfield, ND 58451-9009
701-962-3799
House Health Appropriations Representative Jeff Delzer
219 fifth Street, N.W.
Underwood, ND 58576-9603
701-442-5435
Senate Health Policy Senator Judy Lee
1822 Brentwood Court
West Fargo, ND 58078-4204
701-442-5435
Senate Health Appropriations Senator Ray Holmberg
621 High Plains Court
Grand Forks, ND 58201-7717
701-775-9656
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NORTH DAKOTA (Cont’d.)
STATE ENTITIES TO IMPLEMENT THE AFFORDABLE CARE ACT
Background
In 2010, the Legislative Management committee created the Interim Industry, Business, and Labor Committee to examine health care reform in conjunction with a study of factors impacting the cost of health insurance. The committee’s role is to receive information relating to federal health reform’s impact on the state from state agencies and other interested parties. The chairman of Legislative Management has the authority to direct studies during the interim to monitor federal health reform.
State Health Insurance Exchange
For more information on what the state is doing, click here.
Research Round-Up
Health Care Reform, North Dakota Insurance Department Health Care Reform Review Committee Health Services Committee State Planning and Establishment Grants for the Affordable Care Act’s Exchanges: Final Project Report, Office of
Consumer Information and Insurance Oversight (January 25, 2012) Potential Impact of Health Reform on Rural North Dakota Health Workforce, Center for Rural Health, University of
North Dakota School of Medicine (Winter 2011) Health Benefit Exchange Planning Services: Narrative Summary (December 2, 2011) North Dakota Health Benefit Exchange Stakeholder Final Report (September 23, 2011)
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OHIO
Executive Branch
Governor Governor John Kasich (R)
Vern Riffe Center
77 S. High Street, 30th Floor
Columbus, OH 43215
614-466-3555
Medicaid Director John McCarthy
Medicaid Director
Ohio Department of Job & Family Services
Ohio Health Plans
50 West Town Street, 4th Floor
Columbus, OH 43215
614-466-4443
Medicaid Pharmacy Director Margaret Scott, R.Ph.
Policy Analyst
30 E. Broad Street, 27th Floor
Columbus, OH 73105
614-752-4613
Legislative Branch
House Speaker Speaker William G. Batchelder (R)
77 S. High Street, 14th Floor
Columbus, OH 43215-6111
614-466-8140
House Health Policy Representative Lynn R. Wachtman (R)
77 S. High Street, 11th Floor
Columbus, OH 43215-6111
614-466-3760
House Health Appropriations Representative Anne Gonzalez (R)
77 S. High Street, 13th Floor
Columbus, OH 43215
614-466-4847
Senate Health Policy Senator Shannon Jones (R)
Senate Building
1 Capitol Square, 1st Floor
Columbus, OH 43215
614-466-9737
Senate Health Appropriations Senator Scott Oelslager (R)
Senate Building
1 Capitol Square, 1st Floor
Columbus, OH 43215
614-466-0626
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OHIO (Cont’d.)
STATE ENTITIES TO IMPLEMENT THE AFFORDABLE CARE ACT
Background
The Ohio Health Care Coverage and Quality Council was established by the Ohio General Assembly in July 2009 following its initial creation by an Executive Order from former Governor Ted Strickland. However, the council was later eliminated. Many of its efforts are now being led by the Office of Health Transformation. State Health Insurance Exchange
For more information on what the state is doing, click here.
Research Round-Up
Health Reform Website Ohio Insurance Exchange Website State of Ohio Health Insurance Exchange Planning: Strategic Architecture Roadmap and Budget Report,
prepared by KPMG (September 14, 2011) State of Ohio Health Insurance Exchange Planning: Strategic Architecture Blueprints Report, prepared by KPMG
(September 13, 2011) Assist with the first year of planning for design and implementation of a federally mandated American Health
Benefit Exchange, prepared for the Ohio Department of Insurance by Milliman, Inc. (August 31, 2011)
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OKLAHOMA
Executive Branch
Governor Governor Mary Fallin (R)
212 State Capitol
Oklahoma City, OK 73105
405-521-2342
Medicaid Director Garth Splinter, MD
Medicaid Director
Oklahoma Health Care Authority
2401 NW 23rd Street, Suite 1A
Oklahoma city, OK 73107
405-522-7365
Medicaid Pharmacy Director Nancy Nesser, PharmD., J.D.
Pharmacy Director
4545 N. Lincoln Boulevard, Suite 124
Oklahoma City, OK 73105
405-522-7325
Legislative Branch
House Speaker Speaker T. W. Shannon (R)
State Capitol Building
2300 N. Lincoln Boulevard, Room 401
Oklahoma City, OK 73105
405-557-7374
House Health Policy Representative David Derby (R) Representative Doug Cox
2300 N. Lincoln Boulevard, Room 408 2300 N. Lincoln Boulevard, Room 331
Oklahoma City, OK 73105 Oklahoma City, OK 73105
405-557-7377 405-557-7414
[email protected] [email protected]
House Health Appropriations Representative Jason Nelson (R)
2300 N. Lincoln Boulevard, Room 301-A
Oklahoma City, OK 73105
405-557-7335
Senate Health Policy Senator Brian A. Crain (R)
2300 N. Lincoln Boulevard, Room 417-B
Oklahoma City, OK 73105
405-521-5620
Senate Health Appropriations Senator Mike Mazzei (R)
2300 N. Lincoln Boulevard, Room 424
Oklahoma City, OK 73105
405-521-5675
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OKLAHOMA (Cont’d.)
STATE ENTITIES TO IMPLEMENT THE AFFORDABLE CARE ACT
Background
In 2011, the Oklahoma legislature created the Joint Committee on Federal Health Care Law to explore state
options around health reform.
State Health Insurance Exchange
For more information on what the state is doing, click here.
Research Round-Up
Joint Committee on Federal Health Care Law Website Final Report of the Joint Committee on Federal Health Care Law, Oklahoma Legislature (February 22, 2012)
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OREGON
Executive Branch
Governor Governor John Kitzhaber (D)
160 State Capitol
900 Court Street
Salem, OR 97301-4047
503-378-4582
Medicaid Director Judy Mohr-Peterson
Medicaid Director
Oregon Department of Human Services
500 Summer Street, NE E-49
Salem, OR 97301
503-945-5768
Medicaid Pharmacy Director Ralph Magrish
Pharmacy Director
500 Summer Street, NE E-35
Salem, OR 97301
503-945-1119
Legislative Branch
House Speaker Speaker Tina Kotek (R)
900 Court Street, N.E., Room H-269
Salem, OR 97301
503-986-1200
House Health Policy Rep. Mitch Greenlick (D)
900 Court Street, N.E., Room H-492
Salem, OR 97301
503-986-1433
House Health Appropriations
Senate Health Policy Senator Laurie M. Anderson (D)
900 Court Street, N.E., Room S-413
Salem, OR 97301
503-986-1725
Senate Health Appropriations Senator Ginny Burdick (D)
900 Court Street, N.E., Room S-213
Salem, OR 97301
503-986-1718
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OREGON (Cont’d.)
STATE ENTITIES TO IMPLEMENT THE AFFORDABLE CARE ACT
Background Created in 2009, the Oregon Health Policy Board serves as the policy-making and oversight body for the Oregon Health Authority. In 2009, Oregon enacted HB 2009 which established the Oregon Health Care Authority in the executive branch. The authority is charged with implementing health care reform; the bill includes many provisions similar to or that will be enhanced by the federal health reform law. State Health Insurance Exchange In 2011 Oregon passed SB 99, Chapter 415 establishing a state health benefit exchange. In February 2012, the nine member governing board released the Oregon Health Insurance Exchange Corporation Business Plan, which was required under the establishing statute. On March 6, 2012, the legislature passed HB 4164, approving the exchange’s business plan. For more information on what the state is doing, click here. Research Round-Up
Oregon Division of Insurance: Federal Health Care Reform Home Oregon Health Policy Board Website The Oregon Health Insurance Exchange Website Oregon Health Insurance Exchange Corporation Business Plan, Oregon Health Insurance Exchange Corporation
(February 2012) ACA Implementation—Monitoring and Tracking: Oregon, a report by the Urban Institute and the Robert Wood
Johnson Foundation (February 2012) Building Oregon’s Health Insurance Exchange: A Report to the Oregon Legislature (December 2010) Governor Kulongoski Press Release (September 2010) Federal Affordable Care Act Preventive Care Requirements vs. Oregon Mandates (August 2010)
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PENNSYLVANIA
Executive Branch
Governor Governor Tom Corbett (R)
225 Main Capitol Building
Harrisburg, PA 17120
717-787-2500
Medicaid Director Vincent D. Gordon
Deputy Secretary for Medical Assistance Programs
Pennsylvania Department of Public Welfare
Commonwealth Avenue & Forster Street
P. O. Box 2675
Harrisburg, PA 17105
717-787-1870
Medicaid Pharmacy Director Terri Cathers, Pharm.D., R.Ph.
Director of Pharmacy
Beech Drive, Cherrywood Building
First Floor, Room 5
Harrisburg, PA 17110
717-346-8156
Legislative Branch
House Speaker Speaker Samuel H. Smith (R)
139 Main Capitol Building
P. O. Box 202066
Harrisburg, PA 17120-2066
717-787-3845
House Health Policy Representative Matthew E. Baker (R)
108 Ryan Office Building
P. O. Box 202068
Harrisburg, PA 17120-2068
717-772-5371
House Health Appropriations Representative Kerry A. Benninghoff (R)
41-B East Wing
P. O. Box 202171
Harrisburg, PA 17120-2171
717-783-1918
House Subcommittee on Health Representative David R. Millard (R) Representative Cherille L. Parker (D)
and Welfare 402-B Irvis Office Building 101 Irvis Office Building
P. O. Box 202109 P. O. Box 202200
Harrisburg, PA 17120-2109 Harrisburg, PA 17120-2200
717-783-1102 717-783-2178
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PENNSYLVANIA (Cont’d.)
Senate Health Policy Senator Patricia H. Vance (R)
Senate Box 203031
Capitol Building, Room 168
Harrisburg, PA 17120-3031
717-787-8524
Senate Health Appropriations Senator Jake Corman (R)
Senate Box 203034
Capitol Building, Room 281
Harrisburg, PA 17120-3034
717-787-1377
STATE ENTITIES IMPLEMENT THE AFFORDABLE CARE ACT
Background
Former Governor Edward Rendell issued Executive Order 2010-02 in July 2010, creating the Commonwealth Health Care Reform Implementation Committee and the Commonwealth Health Care Reform Advisory Committee. The committees will work together to implement health reform. The Advisory Committee completed its final report in January 2011. State Health Insurance Exchange
For more information on what the state is doing, click here.
Research Round-Up
Pennsylvania Insurance Department – Health Insurance Exchange Website
Pennsylvania Commonwealth Health Care Reform Implementation Committee
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania Insurance Department: Insurance Exchange Planning Overview, KPMG (November 21, 2011)
Commonwealth Health Care Reform Implementation Advisory Committee Final Report (January 2011)
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RHODE ISLAND
Executive Branch
Governor Governor Lincoln Chafee (D)
State House
Providence, RI 02903
401-277-2080, Ext. 227
Medicaid Director Elena Nicolella
Medicaid Director
Rhode Island Department of Human Services
600 New London Avenue
Cranston, RI 02920
401-462-3575
Medicaid Pharmacy Director Paula Avarista, R.Ph., MBA
Chief of Pharmacy
600 New London Avenue
Cranston, RI 02920
401-462-6390
Legislative Branch
House Speaker Gordon D. Fox (D)
323 State House
Providence, RI 02903
401-222-2466
House Health Policy Representative Joseph M. McNamara (D)
23 Howie Avenue
Warwick, RI 02888
401-941-8319
House Health Appropriations Representative Helio Melo (D)
1187 South Broadway
East Providence, RI 02914
401-435-0546
Senate Health Policy Senator Joshua B. Miller (D)
41 Talbot Manor
Cranston, RI 02905
401-276-5582
Senate Health Appropriations Senator Daniel DaPonte (D) Senator Maryellen Goodwin (D)
52 Vine Street, Suite 1 325 Smith Street
East Providence, RI 02914 Providence, RI 02908
401-276-5506 401-272-3102
[email protected] [email protected]
(Joint Committee on Health Care Oversight)
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RHODE ISLAND (Cont’d.)
STATE ENTITIES TO IMPLEMENT THE AFFORDABLE CARE ACT
Background
The Joint Legislative Committee on Health Care Oversight was created to help Rhode Island prepare for the
implementation of the new federal law and to oversee the state’s health care activities. The committee, originally
created in 2000, monitors, studies, reports and makes recommendations on all areas of health, insurance, liability,
licensing, cost and delivery of services, and the adequacy, efficacy and efficiency of statutes, rules, regulations,
guidelines, practices, and programs related to health care, long-term care or health insurance coverage.
Additionally, Governor Lincoln Chafee signed Executive Order 11-04 in January 2011 establishing the RI
Healthcare Reform Commission. The commission, chaired by Lieutenant Governor Elizabeth Roberts, is
responsible for coordinating changes to the state’s healthcare system in accordance with federal mandates, seek
federal funding, and make recommendations to the governor.
Resolution No. 2010-341 created in June 2010, established a 17-member special Senate commission to study
cost containment, efficiency, and transparency in the delivery of quality patient care and access by hospitals. At
its own discretion, the commission may also study the development and establishment of a state-based insurance
exchange. The members met regularly beginning September 15, 2010 and December 31, 2011 and presented its
findings and recommendations on exchanges to the clerk of the Senate in March 2011.
State Health Insurance Exchange
In September 2011, Governor Lincoln Chafee signed Executive Order 2011-09 which established the Rhode
Island Health Benefits Exchange as a division within the Executive Department.
For more information on what the state is doing, click here.
Research Round-Up
RI Healthcare Reform Commission Website Lt. Governor’s Website – Health Benefit Exchange Joint Legislative Committee on Health Care Oversight Website Who Goes Where Under Federal Healthcare Reform: Rhode Island Population Insurance Status Projections,
2014 and Beyond by the Office of Health Insurance Commissioner (August 2012) Report of the Payment and Delivery Reform Workgroup, Rhode Island Healthcare Reform Commission (March
2012) ACA Implementation—Monitoring and Tracking: Rhode Island, a report by the Urban Institute and the Robert
Wood Johnson Foundation (February 2012) Lt. Governor’s Presentation on RI Health Benefit Exchange to RI Business Group on Health (March 2011) Healthy RI Task Force
Healthy RI Task Force Report - Getting National Health Reform Right for Rhode Island (September 2010)
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SOUTH CAROLINA
Executive Branch
Governor Governor Nikki Haley (R)
State House
P. O. Box 11369
Columbia, SC 29211
803-734-2100
Medicaid Director Tony Keck
Director
South Carolina Department of Health and Human Services
1801 Main Street, P. O. Box 8206
Columbia, SC 29201-8206
803-898-2504
Medicaid Pharmacy Director James Assay, Jr., R.Ph.
Pharmacy Consultant
1801 Main Street, P. O. Box 8206
Columbia, SC 29201-8206
803-898-2875
Legislative Branch
House Speaker Speaker Robert W Harrell, Jr. (R)
South Carolina House of Representatives
506 Blatt Building
Columbia, SC 29201
803-734-3125
House Health Policy Representative Leon Howard (D)
South Carolina House of Representatives
425 Blatt Building
Columbia, SC 29201
803-734-3046
House Health Appropriations Representative W. Brian White (R)
South Carolina House of Representatives
519-C Blatt Building
Columbia, SC 29201
803-734-3144
Senate Health Policy Senator Harvey S. Peeler, Jr. (R)
South Carolina Senate
Gressette Building, Room 213
Columbia, SC 29201
803-212-6430
Senate Health Appropriations Senator Hugh Leatherman, Sr. (R)
South Carolina Senate
Gressette Building, Room 111
Columbia, SC 29201
803-212-6430
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SOUTH CAROLINA (Cont’d.)
STATE ENTITIES TO IMPLEMENT THE AFFORDABLE CARE ACT
State Health Insurance Exchange
In a July 2, 2012 letter, Gov. Haley indicated her opposition to implementing a state-based exchange. In 2011
Governor Nikki Haley signed Executive Order 2011-09 establishing the South Carolina Health Exchange Planning
Committee. The committee serves as an advisory group whose mission is to assist with research as determined
necessary by the Director of Insurance and to provide recommendations on the health insurance exchange
planning process.
For more information on what the state is doing, click here.
Research Round-Up
Health Care Reform Website – South Carolina Department of Insurance South Carolina Health Planning Committee (exchange planning website) Improving the Health Care Marketplace in South Carolina: Strategies and Policies Recommended by the South
Carolina Health Planning Committee (November 2011)
Health Planning Committee – Subcommittee Reports
Competitiveness and Transparency Subcommittee Report (November 2011) Consumer Driven Health Plans Subcommittee Report (November 2011) Consumer Protection/Medical Liability Subcommittee Report (November 2011) Information Technology Subcommittee Report (November 2011)
Additional Reports:
South Carolina Perspectives on a Health Insurance Exchange: A Focus Group Research Study, report for the Department of Insurance by the South Carolina Institute of Medicine and Public Health (October 2011)
Financial Impact Review of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act on the South Carolina Medicaid Budget, prepared for the South Carolina Department of Health and Human Services by Milliman, Inc. (December 8, 2010)
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SOUTH DAKOTA
Executive Branch
Governor Governor Dennis Daugaard (R)
State Capitol
500 E. Capitol Avenue
Pierre, SC 57501-5070
605-773-3212
Medicaid Director Kirby Stone
Division Director, Medical Services
State of South Dakota, Department of Social Services
700 Governors Drive, Kneip Building
Pierre, SD 57501-2291
605-773-3495
Medicaid Pharmacy Director Mike Jockheck, R.Ph.
Pharmacy Consultant
700 Governors Drive, Kneip Building
Pierre, SD 57501-2291
605-733-5246
Legislative Branch
House Speaker Speaker Brian Gosch (R) (Incumbent)
312 Alta Vista Drive
Rapid City, SD 57701-2337
605-342-2575
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House Health Policy Representative Jamie Boomgarden (R)
27348 461st Avenue
Chancellor, SD 57015
605-773-3851
House Health Appropriations Representative Dean Wink (R)
P. O. Box 137
Howes, SD 57748-0137
605-773-3851
Senate Health Policy Senator Jean Hunhoff (R)
2511 Mulligan Drive
Yankton, SD 57078
605-773-3821
Senate Health Appropriations Senator Corey Brown (R)
316 S. Potter Street
Gettysburg, SC 57442-1549
605-773-3821
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SOUTH DAKOTA (Cont’d.)
STATE ENTITIES TO IMPLEMENT THE AFFORDABLE CARE ACT
State Health Insurance Exchange
For more information on what the state is doing, click here.
Research Round-Up
Health Reform Website Health Insurance Exchange Website South Dakota’s Health Insurance Exchange Planning Effort: Report for Governor Dennis Daugaard (November
2011) Health Insurance Exchange Task Force Recommendations State of South Dakota Heath Insurance Exchange Feasibility Study, prepared by Navigant Consulting, Inc.
(October 21, 2011) 2011 South Dakota Health Insurance Survey: Summary Report, prepared by Market Decisions to provide
background research for a state based health insurance exchange (September 2011)
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TENNESSEE
Executive Branch
Governor Governor Bill Haslam (R)
State Capitol
Nashville, TN 37243-0001
615-741-2001
Medicaid Director Darin J. Gordon
Director of TennCare
Deputy Commissioner
Tennessee Department of Finance and Administration
310 Great Circle Road
Nashville, TN 37243
615-507-6443
Medicaid Pharmacy Director Dr. Todd Bess, Pharm.D., BCPS
Pharmacist
310 Great Circle Road, 4th Floor
Nashville, TN 37243
615-507-6863
Legislative Branch
House Speaker Speaker Beth Harwell (R)
301 6th Avenue North
Suite 19, Legislative Plaza
Nashville, TN 37243
615-741-0709
House Health Policy Representative Bob Ramsey (R)
301 6th Avenue North
Suite 212, War Memorial Building
Nashville, TN 37243
615-741-3560
House Health Appropriations Representative Charles Sargent (R)
301 6th Avenue North
Suite 206, War Memorial Building
Nashville, TN 37243
615-741-6808
Senate Health Policy Senator Rusty Crowe (R)
301 6th Avenue North
Suite 8, Legislative Plaza
Nashville, TN 37243
Senate Health Appropriations Senator Randy McNally (R)
301 6th Avenue, North
Suite 307, War Memorial Building
Nashville, TN 37243
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TENNESSEE (Cont’d.)
STATE ENTITIES TO IMPLEMENT THE AFFORDABLE CARE ACT
State Health Insurance Exchange
The Benefits Administration and Department of Finance has taken the lead in pursing health insurance exchange
planning for the state. The departments established the Tennessee Planning Initiative for the PPACA Health
Insurance Exchange to identify key decision points, research policy alternatives and make recommendations on
health care.
For more information on what the state is doing, click here.
Research Round-Up
Health Insurance Exchange Website Health Care Reform Implementation Timeline Bridge Option: One Family, One Card Across Time, includes discussion of Basic Health Program (November
2011) Best Alternatives to a Federal Insurance Exchange in Tennessee: A Summary of Stakeholder Feedback, State of
Tennessee Insurance Exchange Planning Initiative (October 2011)
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TEXAS
Executive Branch
Governor Governor Rick Perry (R)
State Capitol
P. O. Box 12428
Austin, TX 78711
512-463-1762
Medicaid Director Kay Ghahremani
Associate Commissioner for Medicaid and CHIP
Texas Health and Human Services Commission
11209 Metric Blvd., Bldg. H, MC H-100, P. O. Box 85200
Austin, TX 78758
512-491-1339
Medicaid Pharmacy Director Andrew Vasquez
Deputy Director, Medicaid/CHIP Vendor Drug Program
P. O. Box 85200, MC H-630
Austin, TX 78758
512-491-1843
Legislative Branch
House Speaker Speaker Joe Strauss
Room CAP 2W.13, Capitol
P. O. Box 2910
Austin, TX 78768
512-463-1000
House Health Policy Representative Richard Peńa Raymond
Room CAP 1W.4, Capitol
P. O. Box 2910
Austin, TX 78768
512-463-0558
House Health Appropriations Representative Jim Pitts
Room CAP 1W.2, Capitol
P. O. Box 2910
Austin, TX 78768
512-463-0516
Senate Health Policy Senator Jane Nelson
Room CAP 1E.5
P. O. Box 12068
Capitol Station
Austin, TX 78711
512-463-0112
Senate Health Appropriations Senator Tommy Williams
Room CAP 1E.15
P. O. Box 12068
Austin, TX 78711
512-463-0104
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TEXAS (Cont’d.)
STATE ENTITIES TO IMPLEMENT THE AFFORDABLE CARE ACT
Background
In January 2010, the Texas House created a House Select Committee on Federal Legislation, with a focus on implementing federal health reform. For a list of members, click here. State Health Insurance Exchange
On July 9, 2012, Governor Rick Perry announced that Texas will not establish an exchange.
For more information on what the state is doing, click here.
Research Round-Up
Texas Department of Insurance Federal Health Care Reform Resource Page Biennial Report of the Texas Department of Insurance to the 82nd Legislature (December 2010) Texas Department of Insurance Summary of Key Insurance Implementation Requirements Presentation to Joint Committee Hearing of Senate Health and Human Services and Senate State Affairs
(November 23, 2010) Health Care Reform Overview of Federal Health Insurance Reform Requirements and TDI Implementation
Planning (April 22, 2010)
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UTAH
Executive Branch
Governor Governor Gary Herbert (R)
210 State Capitol
Salt Lake City, UT 84114
801-538-1734
Medicaid Director Michael Hales
Deputy Director
Utah Department of Health
P. O. Box 143101
Salt Lake City, UT 84114
801-538-6689
Medicaid Pharmacy Director Tim Morley, R.Ph.
Pharmacy Director
P. O. Box 143102
288 North 1460 West
Salt Lake City, UT 84114
801-538-6293
Legislative Branch
House Speaker Speaker Rebecca D. Lockhart (R)
Utah House of Representatives
350 North State Street, Suite 350
P. O. Box 145030
Salt Lake City, UT 84114
801-369-6784
House Health Policy Representative Paul Ray (R)
Utah House of Representatives
350 North State Street, Suite 350
P. O. Box 145030
Salt Lake City, UT 84114
801-725-2719
House Health Appropriations Representative Melvin R. Brown (R)
Utah House of Representatives
350 North State Street, Suite 350
P. O. Box 145030
Salt Lake City, UT 84114
435-647-6512
Senate Health Policy Senator Evan J. Vickers
320 State Capitol
P. O. Box 145115
Salt Lake City, UT 84114
435-817-5565
Senate Health Appropriations Senator Allen M. Christensen (R)
320 State Capitol
P. O. Box 145115
Salt Lake City, UT 84114
801-782-5600
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UTAH (Cont’d.)
STATE ENTITIES TO IMPLEMENT THE AFFORDABLE CARE ACT
State Health Insurance Exchange
Utah passed HB 133 in 2008 and HB 188 in 2009, establishing a health benefit exchange.
For more information on what the state is doing, click here.
Research Round-Up
Utah Federal Health Reform Website Health System Reform Task Force Website Utah Health Exchange Website Report on Implementation of Federal Health Reform Legislation to the Business & Labor Interim Committee,
Health Reform Task Force, and the Executive Appropriations sub-committee Executive Branch State Coordination PPACA Provisions Affecting Sections in the Utah Insurance Code Statewide Coordination of Federal Health Information Technology Funds (August 18, 2010) Initial Analysis of Federal Health Reform Legislation (March 30, 2010) Utah Response to Federal Request for Comments
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VERMONT
Executive Branch
Governor Governor Peter Shumlin (D)
Pavilion Office Building, 5th Floor
109 State Street
Montpelier, VT 05609
802-828-3333
Medicaid Director Mark Larson
Commissioner
Vermont Department of Vermont Health Access
312 Hurricane Lane, Suite 201
Williston, VT 05495
802-879-5901
Medicaid Pharmacy Director Nancy Hogue, Pharm.D.
Pharmacy Director
103 S. Main Street
Waterbury, VT 05671
802-879-5611
Legislative Branch
House Speaker Speaker Shapleigh Smith, Jr. (D)
Office of the Speaker of the House
115 State Street
Montpelier, VT 05633
802-828-2245
House Health Policy Representative Michael Fisher (D)
364 Cobb Hill Road
Lincoln, VT 05443
802-453-5517
House Health Appropriations Representative Martha Heath (D)
342 Rollin Irish Road
Westford, VT 05403
802-893-6291
Senate Health Policy Senator Claire Ayer (D)
504 Thompson Hill Road
Weybridge, VT 05753
802-545-2142
Senate Health Appropriations Senator Jane Kitchel (D)
P. O.Box 82, Walden Hill Road
Danville, VT 05602
802-684-3482
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VERMONT (Cont’d.)
STATE ENTITIES TO IMPLEMENT THE AFFORDABLE CARE ACT
Background In 2009 former Governor Jim Douglas issued Executive Order No. 18-17 (No.08-09) creating the Governor's Health Care Cabinet. This executive order was issued before the passage of federal health reform legislation, but was created in anticipation of federal health reform. The Health Care Cabinet was responsible for recommending a coordinated and strategic state response to legislative health reform initiatives at the state and federal levels. The executive order sunset on June 30, 2011. State Health Insurance Exchange In 2011 Vermont passed HB 202, Act No. 48, establishing a state health benefit exchange. In 2012, the legislature passed HB 559, defining the authority of the Green Mountain Care Board and the exchange. For more information on what the state is doing, click here. Research Round-Up
Health Benefit Exchange Website Summary of Promising Functional Overlaps Between Exchange and Non-Exchange Coverage Plans, the Pacific
Health Policy Group (June 5, 2012) Program Integration Report: Inventory of Functional Overlaps Between Exchange and Coverage Plans, the
Pacific Health Policy Group (May 18, 2012) Analysis of Basic Health Program Option (November 2011) Vermont’s Health Benefit Exchange: Model Options – draft for discussion with the Vermont Health Care
Exchange Advisory Group (September 12, 2011) Analysis of Exchange Financial Functions Final Report (August 2011) A Roadmap to Exchange Design in Vermont (March 2011) Study of the Uninsured and Underinsured, prepared for the Vermont Office of Health Access by Market Decisions
(March 2011)
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VIRGINIA
Executive Branch
Governor Governor Bob McDonnell (R)
State Capitol
Richmond, VA 23219
804-786-2211
Medicaid Director Cynthia B. Jones
Director
Virginia Department of Medical Assistance Services
600 East Broad Street, Suite 1300
Richmond, VA 23219
804-786-8099
Medicaid Pharmacy Director Scott Cannady
Senior Health Policy Analyst
600 East Broad Street
Richmond, VA 23219
804-786-7959
Legislative Branch
House Speaker Speaker William J. Howell (R)
General Assembly Building, Room 635
P. O. Box 406
Richmond, VA 23218
804-698-1028
House Health Policy Delegate Robert Orrock, Sr. (R)
General Assembly Building, Room 411
P. O. Box 406
Richmond, VA 23218
804-698-1054
House Health Appropriations Delegate Lacey E. Putney (I)
General Assembly Building, Room 947
P. O. Box 406
Richmond, VA 23218
804-698-1019
Senate Health Policy Senator Stephen H. Martin (R)
GAB, Room 311
P. O. Box 396
Richmond, VA 23219
804-698-7511
Senate Health Appropriations Senator Walter A. Stosch (R)
GAB, Room 626
P. O. Box 396
Richmond, VA 23219
804-698-7512
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VIRGINIA (Cont’d.)
STATE ENTITIES TO IMPLEMENT THE AFFORDABLE CARE ACT
Background
The Virginia Secretary of Health and Human Resources, Dr. Bill Hazel announced the establishment of the Health Care Reform Initiative on May 14, 2010. The Health Care Reform Initiative created an advisory council to manage activities related to federal health care reform, serves as the liaison between the governor's office, agencies and entities affected by health care reform, and assume lead development of the required Health Insurance Exchange among other duties. The Advisory Council formed six working groups to make findings and recommendations addressing Medicaid reform, insurance reform, health care delivery and payment reform, capacity, technology, and purchasers and is required to submit a report and recommendations in January of every year, through January 2014.
Governor Bob McDonnell appointed the members of the Health Care Reform Initiative Advisory Council in August 2010, click here to view the members. State Health Insurance Exchange
For more information on what the state is doing, click here.
Research Round-Up
Virginia Health Reform Initiative ACA Implementation—Monitoring and Tracking: Virginia, a report by the Urban Institute and the Robert Wood
Johnson Foundation (August 2012) Virginia Health Reform Initiative: Preliminary Analysis of Essential Health Benefits, Benefit Mandates, and
Benchmark Plans (February 2012) Virginia Health Reform Initiative Advisory Council Recommendations for a Health Benefit Exchange
(November 25, 2011) Virginia Health Reform Initiative: Considerations for structuring the Health Benefits Exchange and Insurance
Markets, presentation (September 9, 2011) Background Memorandums on Health Benefit Exchange Issues, Cindi B. Jones, Director, Virginia Health Reform Initiative, Office of the Secretary of Health and Human Resources
Third Background Memorandum on Health Benefit Exchange Issues: Preparing for Potential 2012 Health Benefit Exchange legislation (August 12, 2011)
Second Background Memorandum on Health Benefit Exchange Issues: Promoting Competition (June 29, 2011) Background Memorandum on Health Benefit Exchange (April 15, 2011)
Additional Reports:
Report and Recommendations, Virginia Health Reform Initiative Advisory Council (December 20, 2010) Medicaid Reform in Virginia: Eligibility and Benefits Under PPACA, Department of Medical Assistance Services
(November 9, 2010)
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WASHINGTON
Executive Branch
Governor Governor Jay Inslee (D)
Office of the Governor
P. O. Box 40002
Olympia, WA 98504-0002
360-902-4111
Medicaid Director MaryAnne Lindeblad
Director
Washington Health Care Authority
626 8th Avenue, P.O. Box 45502
Olympia, WA 98504-5050
360-725-1040
Medicaid Pharmacy Director Nicole Nguyen, Pharm.D.
Clinical Pharmacist
805 Plum Street, Building 6
P. O. Box 45506
Olympia, WA 98504
360-725-1757
Legislative Branch
House Speaker Speaker Frank Chopp (D)
339-C Legislative Building
P. O. Box 40600
Olympia, WA 98504-0600
360-786-7920
House Health Policy Representative Eileen Cody (D)
101 Modular Building F
P. O. Box 40600
Olympia, WA 98504-0600
360-786-7936
House Health Appropriations Representative Dawn Morrell (D)
306 John L. O’Brien Building
P. O. Box 40600
Olympia, WA 98504-0600
360-786-7948
Senate Health Policy Not Assigned Yet
Senate Health Appropriations Not Assigned Yet
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WASHINGTON (Cont’d.)
STATE ENTITIES TO IMPLEMENT THE AFFORDABLE CARE ACT
Background
In April 2010, Governor Christine Gregoire issued Executive Order 10-01 creating the Health Care Cabinet, which is responsible for providing leadership and accountability for implementation of state and federal health reform. The cabinet was required to submit a work plan by August 1, 2010, outlining structures and processes needed by state agencies for implementation. Click here to view a list of cabinet members.
SB 6444 (Section 694) The legislature also passed a budget proviso in April 2010 establishing a Joint Select Committee on Health Care Reform, to be co-chaired by the chairs of the health committees of the senate and the house of representatives. Leadership of the two largest caucuses in the senate and the house of representatives shall each appoint two additional legislators to serve on the committee. The co-chairs may direct the formation of advisory committees, to focus on specific topic areas, such as insurance regulation, access and expansion of public and private programs, and workforce issues, and may invite interested stakeholders and additional experts to advise the committee. The committee continues to meet.
State Health Insurance Exchange
In 2011, Washington passed SB 5445, Chapter 317, Laws of 2011 establishing a state health benefit exchange. In 2012, HB 2319, also related to implementation of the health benefit exchange, passed, removing previous limitations on the board’s governing authority over the exchange.
For more information on what the state is doing, click here.
Research Round-Up
Health Care Reform Website, Washington State Health Care Authority Health Care Cabinet Website Health Benefit Exchange Program Website, Washington State Health Care Authority Joint Legislative Select Committee on Health Reform Implementation The ACA Medicaid Expansion in Washington, The Urban Institute (May 2012) Essential Health Benefits, prepared for Washington State Health Care Authority by Milliman, Inc. (January 31,
2012) State of the Uninsured: Health Coverage in Washington State – Costs, trends and projections 2008 to 2014,
Washington State Office of the Insurance Commissioner (December 2011) Washington State Health Benefits Exchange Resources and Needs Assessment, prepared for the Washington
State Health Care Authority by the Wakely Consulting Group (November 2011) Planning Washington’s Health Benefit Exchange- The Potential Impact of Three Key Decisions, prepared for the
Washington State Health Authority by Milliman, Inc. (June 2011) The Federal Basic Health Program: An Analysis of Options for Washington State Health Benefit Exchange Issue Briefs, Health Care Authority (January 1, 2011) Policy Brief- Reforming Health Care to Save Money and Drive Quality, Governor Chris Gregoire (2011)
Health Care Cabinet Federal Health Reform Task List (June 19, 2010)
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WEST VIRGINIA
Executive Branch
Governor Governor Earl Ray Tomblin (D)
State Capitol Building
Charleston, WV 25305
304-558-2000
Medicaid Director Nancy Atkins
Commissioner, Bureau for Medical Services
West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources
350 Capitol Street, Room 251
Charleston, WV 25301-3706
304-558-1700
Medicaid Pharmacy Director Peggy King, R.Ph.
Director of Pharmacy Services
350 Capitol Street, Room 251
Charleston, WV 25301
304-356-4537
Legislative Branch
House Speaker Speaker Richard Thompson (D)
Room 228M, Building 1
State Capitol Complex
Charleston, WV 25305
304-340-3210
House Health Policy Representative Don Perdue (D)
Room 200E-C, Building 1
State Capitol Complex
Charleston, WV 25305
304-340-3269
House Health Appropriations Representative Harry K. White (D)
Room 462-M, Building 1
State Capitol Complex
Charleston, WV 25305
304-340-3230
Senate Health Policy Senator Ron Stollings (D)
Room 441-M, Building 1
State Capitol Complex
Charleston, WV 25305
304-357-7939
Senate Health Appropriations Senator Roman Prezioso (D)
Room 465-M, Building 1
State Capitol Complex
Charleston, WV 25305
304-357-7961
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WEST VIRGINIA (Cont’d.)
STATE ENTITIES TO IMPLEMENT THE AFFORDABLE CARE ACT
Background
The Legislature created the Governor's Office of Health Enhancement and Lifestyle Planning (GOHELP) through
SB 414 during the 2009 Legislative Session to coordinate health care reform.
State Health Insurance Exchange
In 2011, West Virginia passed HB 408, Act No. 100, establishing a state health benefit exchange.
For more information on what the state is doing, click here.
Research Round-Up
Health Benefit Exchange Website Health Care Reform Website, Governor’s Office of Health Enhancement & Lifestyle Planning Office of the Insurance Commissioner- Health Care Reform Page Health Benefit Exchange Business Plan, Offices of the Insurance Commissioner (January 19, 2012) Health Insurance Exchange Stakeholder Summary Report (January 2011)
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WISCONSIN
Executive Branch
Governor Governor Scott Walker (R)
State Capitol
P. O. Box 7863
Madison, WI 53707-7863
608-266-1212
Medicaid Director Brett Davis, Medicaid Director
Wisconsin Department of Health Services
1 West Wilson Street, Room 350
P. O. Box 309
Madison, WI 53701-0309
608-266-1271
Medicaid Pharmacy Director Carrie Gray, MBA
Pharmacy Program/Policy Analyst
P. O. Box 309
Madison, WI 53701-0309
608-266-1096
Legislative Branch
House Speaker Speaker Robin Vos (R)
Capitol 211 West
P. O. Box 8952
Madison, WI 53708
608-266-9171
House Health Policy Representative Eric Severson (R)
State Capitol, Room 221 North
P. O. Box 8952
Madison, WI 53708
608-267-2365
House Health Appropriations Representative John Nygren (R)
State Capitol, Room 309 East
P. O. Box 8953
Madison, WI 53708
608-266-2343
Senate Health Policy Senator Leah Vukmir (R)
State Capitol, Room 131 South
P. O. Box 7882
Madison, WI 53707-7882
608-266-2512
Senate Health Appropriations Senator Alberta Darling (R)
State Capitol, Room 317
P. O. Box 7882
Madison, WI 53707-7882
608-266-5830
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WISCONSIN (Cont’d.)
STATE ENTITIES TO IMPLEMENT THE AFFORDABLE CARE ACT
Background
In April 2010 former Governor Jim Doyle issued Executive Order #312, creating the Office of Health Care Reform. The Office of Health Care Reform was responsible for developing a plan that used national health care reform to build on the state's existing programs, provide transparent access to information, assess insurance markets reforms to prepare for national health reform, develop a plan to pursue federal funding for implementation, and create a health insurance purchasing exchange. The office no longer exists.
In January 2011, Gov. Scott issued Executive Order 10, creating the Office of Free Market Health Care. Nearly one year later, the governor issued Executive Order 57, which repealed the previous order, discontinued development of the health exchange and closed the Office of Free Market Health Care.
State Health Insurance Exchange
For more information on what the state is doing, click here.
Research Round-Up
Special Committee on Health Reform Implementation Website Preliminary Plan for Building the Wisconsin Health Insurance Portal and Interchange, Office of Free Market
Health Care Office of Free Market Health Care Releases Report on Impacts of PPACA, press release (August 24, 2011)
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WYOMING
Executive Branch
Governor Governor Matt Mead (R)
State Capitol
Cheyenne, WY 82002-0010
307-777-7434
Medicaid Director Teri Green
State Medicaid Agent
Wyoming Department of Health
6101 Yellowstone Road, Suite 210
Cheyenne, WY 82009
307-777-7531
Medicaid Pharmacy Director Antoinette Brown, R.Ph.
Pharmacy Program Director
6101 Yellowstone Road, Suite 259-A
Cheyenne, WY 82009
307-777-6016
Legislative Branch
House Speaker Speaker Edward A. Buchanan (R)
P. O. Box 850
Torrington, WY 82240
307-532-2322
House Health Policy Representative Elaine Harvey (R)
792 Garfield Avenue
Lovell, WY 82431
307-548-7866
House Health Appropriations Representative Steve Harshman (R)
4286 Moonbeam Road
Casper, WY 82604
307-262-8075
Senate Health Policy Senator Charles Scott (R)
13900 State Highway 487
Casper, WY 82604
307-473-2512
Senate Health Appropriations Senator Eli D. Bebout (R)
P. O. Box 112
Riverton, WY 822501
307-856-0375
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WYOMING (Cont’d.)
STATE ENTITIES TO IMPLEMENT THE AFFORDABLE CARE ACT
Background
Former Governor Dave Freudenthal convened a State Agency Leadership Team to determine how the health reform acts affect state programs and the people they serve. This group is no longer active.
State Health Insurance Exchange
HB0050, Act No. 102 created the Wyoming Health Insurance Exchange Steering Committee, which is responsible for studying whether the state should establish a health insurance exchange or participate in a regional exchange. In late 2011, SF 0058, Act No. 42 passed, allowing the Steering Committee to continue research on exchange implementation until 2013.
For more information on what the state is doing, click here.
Research Round-Up
Wyoming Health Insurance Exchange Steering Committee Website Wyoming Health Insurance Market Study Preliminary Results, presentation by Gorman Actuarial, LLC (October
2011) Health Benefit Exchange Project Budget Estimate for Exchange Operations, PCG presentation to House Labor,
Health and Social Services Committee (October 2011) Health Benefit Exchange Planning, PCG presentation (August 2011) Wyoming Health insurance Exchange: Technology Infrastructure Discussion (September 2011) Health Benefits Exchange Planning: Draft Final Report, prepared for State of Wyoming Department of Insurance
by Public Consulting Group (September 2011) Wyoming Medicaid Opt-Out Analysis, Wyoming Department of Health, presentation to the Joint Labor, Health and
Social Services Interim Committee by Lewin Group (December 9, 2010)
Impact of the ACA on the State of Wyoming, presentation to the Joint Labor, Health and Social Services Interim
Committee (November 2010)
