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    HRSA State Health Access Program

    Webinar- State Opportunities to Engage Employers1

    Taking Care of Business:State Opportunities to Engage Employers in Health

    Reform ImplementationEarly Ideas from State Health Access Program (SHAP) States

    September 28, 2010

    This event will begin at 1:00 pm Eastern

    Please hold until Sonya Schwartz starts the conference

    The audio portion of this web event can be accessed by dialing: 866.671.2810

    Supported by a Contract with the

    Health Resources and Services Administration

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    HRSA State Health Access Program

    Webinar- State Opportunities to Engage Employers

    Todays Agenda

    1-1:10 Sonya Schwartz, Program Director, National Academy for

    State Health Policy: Introductions; Overview of the State Health

    Access Program (SHAP); Landscape of working with Employers

    1:10-1:25 Stephen Horan, President, Community Health Solutions:

    The Virginia Healthy Small Business Initiative

    1:25-1:50 Terry Gardiner, National Policy Director of the Small

    Business Majority: State Opportunities to Engage Employers in

    Health Reform Implementation

    1:50-2:05 Beth Walter, Program Director, Health Insurance

    Partnership: Health Insurance Partnership: Engaging Small

    Employers

    2:05-2:30 Sonya Schwartz, Additional Resources, Moderated

    Questions and Answers

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    HRSA State Health Access Program

    Webinar- State Opportunities to Engage Employers

    What is SHAP?

    Grant funded program intended to help states expand access

    to affordable health care coverage

    Launched in October 2009 for an intended five years

    Program administrated and monitored through a

    partnership between: Health Services and Resources Administration (HRSA)

    National Academy for State Health Policy (NASHP)

    University of Minnesotas State Health Access Data Assistance Center

    (SHADAC)

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    HRSA State Health Access Program

    Webinar- State Opportunities to Engage Employers

    SHAP States and Federal Health Reform

    Align program activities with health reform requirements insurance exchange

    building off ESI

    simplified and unified enrollment systems

    Use program evaluation to document experience with new

    enrollee populations low-income adults

    small businesses

    Focus on programs that will remain relevant as part of the

    safety net

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    HRSA State Health Access Program

    Webinar- State Opportunities to Engage Employers6

    SHAP States Are

    NH

    MA

    NJ

    CT

    RI

    DE

    VT

    DC

    MD

    PA

    FL

    GA

    SC

    KY

    IN

    OH

    MI

    TN

    MS

    AL

    MO

    IL

    IA

    L

    A

    AR

    OK

    NE

    ND

    SD

    HI

    M

    T

    WY

    UT

    AK

    AZ N

    M

    ID

    CA

    KeyC: Children (6)

    P: Parents (5)

    A: Non-Custodial Adults (8)

    R: Ribicoff, 19-20 year olds (1)W: Workers (8)

    C, P,A, WC,A

    W

    P

    C,A

    W

    W

    C, P,A, W

    A

    A

    Expanding coverage to newpopulations

    NH

    MA

    NJ

    CT

    RI

    D

    E

    VT

    DC

    M

    D

    PA

    FL

    GA

    SC

    KY

    IN

    OH

    MI

    TN

    MS

    AL

    MO

    I

    L

    IA

    LA

    AR

    OK

    NE

    ND

    SD

    HI

    MT

    WY

    UT

    AK

    AZ N

    M

    ID

    CA

    Key

    P: Creating Public/Private

    Partnerships (11)

    S: Social Marketing (7)

    P, S

    PP

    S

    P

    PP, S

    P, S

    P, S

    P, S

    P

    Engaging stakeholders

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    HRSA State Health Access Program

    Webinar- State Opportunities to Engage Employers7

    SHAP States Are

    NH

    MA

    NJ

    CT

    RI

    DE

    V

    T

    DC

    MD

    PA

    FL

    GA

    SC

    KY

    IN

    OH

    MI

    TN

    MS

    AL

    MO

    IL

    IA

    LA

    AR

    OK

    NE

    ND

    SD

    HI

    MT

    WY

    UT

    AK

    AZ

    NM

    ID

    CA

    Key

    E: Exchange (4)

    3: Three-Share (6)

    P: Premium Assistance (10)

    B: Benefit Design (10)

    3, P, BP

    E, P, B

    3

    P, B

    P,

    B

    3, P

    3, P, B

    3, B

    E, P, B

    B

    Using innovative insurance

    product design

    NH

    MA

    NJ

    CT

    RI

    DE

    VT

    DC

    MD

    PA

    FL

    GA

    SC

    K

    Y

    IN

    OH

    MI

    TN

    MS

    AL

    M

    O

    IL

    IA

    LA

    AR

    OK

    NE

    ND

    SD

    HI

    MT

    WY

    UT

    AK

    AZ N

    M

    ID

    CA

    Key

    T: Technology/System Improvement (5)

    W: Primary Care Capacity/Workforce (1)

    P: Payment Reform (6)

    M: Medical Home (9)

    T, MT,W, P, M

    M

    T, P, M

    P, MT, M

    P, M

    M

    P

    Working on delivery

    system improvement

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    HRSA State Health Access Program

    Webinar- State Opportunities to Engage Employers8

    Key National Health Reform

    Provisions that Affect Employers

    ExchangeIndividual Mandate

    Free Rider Penalty

    Insurance MarketReforms

    EmployerMandate

    EmployerTax Credit

    IndividualTax Credit

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    HRSA State Health Access Program

    Webinar- State Opportunities to Engage Employers

    Todays Agenda

    1-1:10 Sonya Schwartz, Program Director, National Academy for

    State Health Policy: Introductions; Overview of the State Health

    Access Program (SHAP); Landscape of working with Employers

    1:10-1:25 Stephen Horan, President, Community Health Solutions:

    The Virginia Healthy Small Business Initiative

    1:25-1:50 Terry Gardiner, National Policy Director of the Small

    Business Majority: State Opportunities to Engage Employers in

    Health Reform Implementation

    1:50-2:05 Beth Walter, Program Director, Health Insurance

    Partnership: Health Insurance Partnership: Engaging Small

    Employers

    2:05-2:30 Sonya Schwartz, Additional Resources, Moderated

    Questions and Answers

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    The Virginia Healthy Small

    Business InitiativeThe Virginia SHAP Grant

    Presented by:

    Stephen Horan, PhDCommunity Health Solutions(Contractor to Virginia Department of Health)September 28, 2010

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    Four Primary Goals Increase the number of small firms offering health

    insurance and wellness programming

    Increase the number of lower-wage workers enrolled inhealth coverage and wellness through employers

    Mobilize communities to provide wellness resources andprogramming for uninsured children not eligible for

    Medicaid/SCHIP

    Create a paradigm shift among small firms regarding thevalue of health and health coverage to their overallbusiness strategy.

    The Virginia HealthySmall Business Initiative

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    Two Primary Strategies Develop a Virginia Center for Healthy Small Business as

    a sustainable public/private partnership

    provides outreach, education, research, and multi-sectorpartnerships for expanding small employer health coveragethroughout Virginia.

    Pilot test then spread a small employer health insurance

    + wellness product subsidized first dollar coverage for workers with incomesup to 400 percent of poverty

    a supplemental worksite wellness program, and asupplemental child wellness program.

    The Virginia HealthySmall Business Initiative

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    Five Major Implementation Challenges

    Contracting delays

    Loss of a major partner

    Transition to a new Governor

    Retooling in response to health care reform

    Small business concerns & confusion about the

    implications of health care reform

    The Virginia HealthySmall Business Initiative

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    Recent Focus & Accomplishments Orienting the new administration

    Integrating SHAP Grant into Virginias Health Reform

    Initiative

    Retooling the health insurance product to comply &align with health care reform

    Retooling the Centers outreach & education plan toinclude health care reform

    Engaging key stakeholders as partners

    Laying the groundwork for the local pilot in eastern

    Virginia

    The Virginia HealthySmall Business Initiative

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    Getting it Done in 2010-2011 Can we go into one large community and:

    Engage, educate, equip and incentivize small employersand employees to invest in health coverage and wellness; and

    Create cost effective networks of care that rely onpartnerships with health plans and community providers;and

    Apply principles of wellness, PCMH, and value-basedinsurance design; so that

    The community has established capacity to support smallemployer health by 2014 and beyond.

    The Virginia HealthySmall Business Initiative

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    16

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    Getting it Done Key Partnerships

    Business Groups Health Plans

    Hospitals & Health Systems

    Physicians

    FQHCs

    Free Clinics

    Health Foundations

    The Virginia HealthySmall Business Initiative

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    17

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    Getting it Done Key Communication Themes:

    Economic Development and Health Care Reform as twosides of one coin

    Small Employer Workforce Health as an economicdevelopment strategy

    Worksite Health as a business strategy with potential ROI

    for small employers Knowing the Facts about Health Care Reform as a due

    diligence priority for small employers

    Community Partnership as a pathway to communitycapacity

    The Virginia HealthySmall Business Initiative

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    18

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    Getting it Done Immediate Next Steps

    Contract for startup of the health insurance + wellness

    product in the pilot region Community capacity building for wellness, prevention, and

    primary care

    Virtual startup of Virginia Center for Healthy SmallBusiness with aim of physical home by 2011

    Website

    List building

    Use lessons learned along the way to inform VirginiasHealth Reform Initiative

    The Virginia HealthySmall Business Initiative

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    Communications network

    Solidify key partnerships

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    The Virginia HealthySmall Business Initiative

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    State Opportunities to Engage

    Employers in Health ReformImplementation

    Presentation by Terry Gardiner

    Small Business Majority

    State Health Access Program Webinar

    September 23, 2010

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    About Small Business Majority

    Nonprofit, nonpartisan organization founded and run by small

    business owners and focused on solving the biggest problem facing

    small businesses today: the skyrocketing cost of health coverage.

    We speak for the nearly 28 million Americans who are self-

    employed or own businesses of up to 100 employees. Our

    organization sponsors scientific research that guides us to

    understand and advocate on behalf of the interests of small

    businesses across the country.

    We are a foundation funded with major funders including the Public

    Welfare Foundation, Nathan Cummings, California Endowment,

    Ford Foundation, & the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.

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    Small Business Landscape

    22 million self-employed entrepreneurs nationally

    5.9 million employers with fewer than 100 employeesnationally have 43 million employees

    o 80% have fewer than 10 employees

    Most lack sophisticated HR departments

    Small business groups are diverse

    o Most commonly members of industry trade groups

    o Ex. National Farmers Union, Realtors Association, Association of HomeBuilders, Plumbing-Heating-Cooling Contractors Association

    o Also members of local Chamber of Commerce

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    Still an Employer Based Health System

    National health reformssuccess depends onemployer health

    coverage

    o Cost containment

    o Delivery system reform

    o Exchanges that work for

    employers and consumers

    CBO Health Reform CoverageProjections - 2018

    (millions of non-elderly individuals)

    Pre- ACA Post-ACA

    # % # %

    Employers 162 58% 159 56%

    Medicaid &CHIP

    35 12% 51 18%

    Non-group 30 11% 15 9%

    Exchanges - 0% 24 9%

    Uninsured 53 19% 22 8%

    http://www.cbo.gov/ftpdocs/113xx/doc11355/hr4872.pdf

    http://www.cbo.gov/ftpdocs/113xx/doc11355/hr4872.pdfhttp://www.cbo.gov/ftpdocs/113xx/doc11355/hr4872.pdf
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    Exchanges Can Expand Employer Coverage

    Rand simulation:

    o Individual mandateincreases employeedemand

    o Exchange benefits toemployers facilitatescoverage

    o Largest increases for

    small employers(50)http://healthpolicyandreform.nej

    m.org//p=12339&query=home

    http://healthpolicyandreform.nejm.org/?p=12339&query=homehttp://healthpolicyandreform.nejm.org/?p=12339&query=homehttp://healthpolicyandreform.nejm.org/?p=12339&query=homehttp://healthpolicyandreform.nejm.org/?p=12339&query=homehttp://healthpolicyandreform.nejm.org/?p=12339&query=homehttp://healthpolicyandreform.nejm.org/?p=12339&query=home
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    Barriers to Tax Credit Implementation

    Lack of knowledge of how the taxcredit works

    o Confusion over what is in the final law

    o Distraction of the repeal campaign

    o Disinformation campaign specific to taxcredit by opponents of reform

    Double sliding scale provisions are

    complex and confusingo Credit declines from $ 25,000 to $ 50,000

    average wage and

    o Credit declines from 10 employees to 25employees

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    Small Business Tax Credits

    Our report: More than 4 million businesses areeligible83.7% of all businesses;

    1.2 million businesses eligible for the maximum credit

    http://www.smallbusinessmajority.org/small-business-research/tax-credit-study.php

    http://www.smallbusinessmajority.org/small-business-research/tax-credit-study.phphttp://www.smallbusinessmajority.org/small-business-research/tax-credit-study.phphttp://www.smallbusinessmajority.org/small-business-research/tax-credit-study.phphttp://www.smallbusinessmajority.org/small-business-research/tax-credit-study.phphttp://www.smallbusinessmajority.org/small-business-research/tax-credit-study.phphttp://www.smallbusinessmajority.org/small-business-research/tax-credit-study.phphttp://www.smallbusinessmajority.org/small-business-research/tax-credit-study.phphttp://www.smallbusinessmajority.org/small-business-research/tax-credit-study.phphttp://www.smallbusinessmajority.org/small-business-research/tax-credit-study.phphttp://www.smallbusinessmajority.org/small-business-research/tax-credit-study.php
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    What Small Employers Need to Know

    Retroactive toJan. 1, 2010

    Companies can

    adjust quarterlyestimatedincome taxpayment

    http://www.irs.gov/newsroom/article/0,,id=227404,00.html

    http://www.irs.gov/newsroom/article/0,,id=227404,00.htmlhttp://www.irs.gov/newsroom/article/0,,id=227404,00.htmlhttp://www.irs.gov/newsroom/article/0,,id=227404,00.htmlhttp://www.irs.gov/newsroom/article/0,,id=227404,00.htmlhttp://www.irs.gov/newsroom/article/0,,id=227404,00.htmlhttp://www.irs.gov/newsroom/article/0,,id=227404,00.htmlhttp://www.irs.gov/newsroom/article/0,,id=227404,00.htmlhttp://www.irs.gov/newsroom/article/0,,id=227404,00.htmlhttp://www.irs.gov/newsroom/article/0,,id=227404,00.html
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    What Small Employers Need to Know

    Tax credit calculation is based on covering employeesand does not apply to coverage for owners and familymembers

    Full tax credit for small lower wage employers

    Non-profit employers qualify for taxcredit (25% refundable against payrolltaxes filed at year-end)

    Owners (and relatives) and self-employed individuals are excludedfrom employer tax credit, but couldqualify for individual tax credit

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    Case Study: Kansas City

    Blue Cross Blue Shield of Kansas City actively andcreatively marketed the new small business tax credit

    Health Care Reform May Have Just

    Saved You 35% on Your Health Insurance

    Resultso Over 5,000 enrollees from new small business customers with less than

    50 employees in the last three months

    o Approximately 82 percent increase in sales compared to 2009

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    Tax Credit Resources

    Frequently asked questions:o http://smallbusinessmajority.org/hc-reform-faq/index.php

    Tax credit calculator

    o http://smallbusinessmajority.org/tax-credit-calculator/

    IRS guidance on tax credit & tax formo http://www.irs.gov/newsroom/article/0,,id=223666,00.html

    o http://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-dft/f8941--dft.pdf

    Number of qualifying companies by stateo http://smallbusinessmajority.org/_pdf/tax_credit/Helping_Small_Busines

    ses.pdf

    http://smallbusinessmajority.org/hc-reform-faq/index.phphttp://smallbusinessmajority.org/tax-credit-calculator/http://www.irs.gov/newsroom/article/0,,id=223666,00.htmlhttp://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-dft/f8941--dft.pdfhttp://smallbusinessmajority.org/_pdf/tax_credit/Helping_Small_Businesses.pdfhttp://smallbusinessmajority.org/_pdf/tax_credit/Helping_Small_Businesses.pdfhttp://smallbusinessmajority.org/_pdf/tax_credit/Helping_Small_Businesses.pdfhttp://smallbusinessmajority.org/_pdf/tax_credit/Helping_Small_Businesses.pdfhttp://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-dft/f8941--dft.pdfhttp://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-dft/f8941--dft.pdfhttp://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-dft/f8941--dft.pdfhttp://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-dft/f8941--dft.pdfhttp://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-dft/f8941--dft.pdfhttp://www.irs.gov/newsroom/article/0,,id=223666,00.htmlhttp://smallbusinessmajority.org/tax-credit-calculator/http://smallbusinessmajority.org/tax-credit-calculator/http://smallbusinessmajority.org/tax-credit-calculator/http://smallbusinessmajority.org/tax-credit-calculator/http://smallbusinessmajority.org/tax-credit-calculator/http://smallbusinessmajority.org/hc-reform-faq/index.phphttp://smallbusinessmajority.org/hc-reform-faq/index.phphttp://smallbusinessmajority.org/hc-reform-faq/index.phphttp://smallbusinessmajority.org/hc-reform-faq/index.phphttp://smallbusinessmajority.org/hc-reform-faq/index.php
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    What Can States Do?

    Use state government business channels (taxes, permitsetc) to communicate the tax credit info

    Partner with a broad range of business and trade groups

    Hold business conferences on multiple business issue access to credit; permitting; health care

    Include non-profit employers in outreach and education

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    Small Business Support for Exchange

    Pre-ACA passage, 81% of small business ownersexpressed support for an exchange

    Pooling makes sense to smallbusiness owners to achieve buying

    power and competition

    Support is linked to belief that the

    exchange will provide access tomore affordable health insurance

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    Small Businesses Lack Understanding

    Lack of understanding how the exchange functions forthem

    Understanding their three choices:

    o Exchange market

    o Outside Exchange market

    o Grandfathered plans

    o Available if employer offered coverage beforeACAs passage

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    Small Businesses Lack Understanding

    Confusion about mandates

    o 50 employee dividing line

    Free rider penalty

    o Only applies to employers withmore than 50 employees and havean employee(s) receiving a subsidy

    o 4% of employers with more than 50 employees do not offer coverage

    o Problem: Employers with large numbers of low wage employeese.g.fast food franchises

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    Barriers to Exchange Support

    Will small business hear conflicting messages and besubject to anti-exchange marketing campaigns?

    Insurers that decide not to market through the exchangewill promote insurance products outside the exchange

    Brokers market many products to small

    business, not just health insurance

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    Small Business Needs

    Provide affordable health plans

    o Often named as the single most importantfactor preventing small businesses from

    purchasing insuranceo Attract insurers to the exchange and create

    incentives for price competition among insurers

    o OPM is required to provide at least two multi-state plans

    o Create incentives for participants to select lower-cost plans

    o Federal Employees Health Benefits plan, CalPERS for state employees and WisconsinState Employees Health Plan have created consumer incentives

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    Small Business Needs

    Keep annual premiums stable

    o Significant year to year volatility in premiums

    o Insurance reforms combined with an effective exchange will dampenindividual premium volatility

    o Avoid adverse selection

    Offer choice of competitive and understandable plans

    o Large number of participants will attract insurer competitiono Insurers need large group of enrollees to negotiate favorable discounts from

    providers

    o Capturing a large enough share of the market (some have estimated20%) will increase competition, choice and cost

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    Small Business Needs

    Provide minimal administrative burden

    o Most small businesses rely on brokers for information

    o Employees only have one plan choice; Employers make one premium

    payment monthly

    o Maintain low costs

    o Ex. System for funding part time workers with partial contributions

    o Effective outreach and education

    o Transparent and easy to use website and tools

    o Consolidated billing and payment systems

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    Exchange - Challenges and Issues

    Avoiding adverse selection is No. 1

    o Historically caused downfall of past insurance pools

    o Success models & lessons learned Connecticut, Massachusetts,

    Wisconsin, FEHBP, CalPERS

    One or two pools for individuals and small group?

    Expanding the exchange beyond 100 employees in 2017

    Governance & stakeholders such as small business Wellness programs that work for small business

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    California Exchange Startup

    Independent agency; One stop shopping for individualsand employers

    Governance with expertise but strict conflict-of-interest

    Expert staff to meet market needs of exchange function

    Active Purchaser empowerment

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    California Exchange Startup

    Insurers required to offer all products outside/insideexchange to reduce adverse selection risks

    Rating plan for qualified health plans

    Robust education, outreach and stakeholder

    requirements

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    Exchange Timeline

    Jon Kingsdale, former director of the Massachusetts Connector: http://www.rwjf.org/files/research/66489.pdf P. 16

    http://www.rwjf.org/files/research/66489.pdfhttp://www.rwjf.org/files/research/66489.pdf
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    What Can States Do?

    Pass enabling legislation in 2011

    o Some decisions may require more study for final decision

    Engage small business owners/groups in exchange

    design process

    Utilize HHS exchange grants to gather key marketinformation

    Participate in models with other states for complexchallenges:

    o Risk adjustment systems

    o IT systems example administering employer/employee premiums &HR functions

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    Effective Outreach

    Direct contact only half of employers belong to anybusiness group

    o IRS postcard succeeded in making small business aware of the tax

    credit

    Trusted voices of peers historical sources:

    o brokers, business groups, business media

    Navigators in ACA can work for

    businesso Case Study: Massachusetts Fishing

    Partnership Health Plan

    Uninsured rate dropped from 43% to 13%

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    Health Reform Info forSmall Businesses

    Frequently asked questions:o http://smallbusinessmajority.org/hc-reform-faq/index.php

    Small business healthcare reform summary:o http://smallbusinessmajority.org/_docs/resources/SBM_whats_in_it_for_small_biz.pdf

    For more information:o (866) 597-7431 or [email protected]

    http://smallbusinessmajority.org/hc-reform-faq/index.phphttp://smallbusinessmajority.org/_docs/resources/SBM_whats_in_it_for_small_biz.pdfmailto:[email protected]:[email protected]://smallbusinessmajority.org/_docs/resources/SBM_whats_in_it_for_small_biz.pdfhttp://smallbusinessmajority.org/hc-reform-faq/index.phphttp://smallbusinessmajority.org/hc-reform-faq/index.phphttp://smallbusinessmajority.org/hc-reform-faq/index.phphttp://smallbusinessmajority.org/hc-reform-faq/index.phphttp://smallbusinessmajority.org/hc-reform-faq/index.php
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    Health Insurance Partnership

    Engaging Small Employers

    Beth Walter, Program Director

    September 28, 2010

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    History of HIP

    Created by the state legislature in 2007 Provides increased access to health insurance

    coverage for small employers and their employees

    Provides a premium subsidy for low-incomeemployees and their dependents

    Voluntary participation

    Implementation was postponed in 2008 due tostates budget deficit

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    HIP Basics

    Funded by a five-year federal grant that runsthrough 2014

    Authorized for $2 million in premium subsidiesthrough August 31, 2011

    After first year, authorized for $9 million each

    year in premium subsidies Began accepting employer applications on

    September 1, 2010

    Coverage will be available January 1, 2011

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    Target Employer Group

    Small employers are eligible to enroll in HIP if they:

    have 1-50 employees

    are not currently offering health insurance

    coverage to their employees have at least 50% employees who are low-

    wage

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    Marketing Strategy

    Soft launch due to limited

    subsidy funds Risk of having to establish a

    waiting list

    Monitor enrollment and adjuststrategy if needed to increase

    participation Developed materials to which

    employers could relate and helpbuild a connection

    Featured several industries toincorporate statewiderepresentation

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    Video

    A four-minute overview of the Health Insurance Partnership

    Features small business owners who are eligible for HIPRecruitment was through a Call to Action to brokers tohelp identify employers

    Owner testimony was not scripted

    Posted on the HIP website and YouTube

    DVD distributed to brokers to use as a marketing tool

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    HIP Materials

    Information for Brokers Step-by-Step Guide to HIP HIP Checklist for Brokers & Agents About HIP Fact Sheet HIP Q&A HIP Training Presentation

    Information for Employers Find Your Path to Health Coverage. Sign Up for HIP.

    brochure and folder Sign Up for HIPvideo on DVD

    Postcard Poster

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    HIP Materials

    Other forms and documents: HIP Checklist for Employers HIP Employer Agreement form HIP Employee Subsidy Application form Section 125 Premium Only Plan Handbook Declaration of Non-Filing Status Electronic Funds Transfer Authorization form

    All materials available at www.hip.hca.wa.gov

    http://www.hip.hca.wa.gov/http://www.hip.hca.wa.gov/
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    Role of Brokers

    Enroll employers HIP participating employers must use brokers to

    enroll in health insurance coverage through theprogram

    Help us spread the word about HIP

    Broker engagement efforts included: Focus groups to identify tools and materials to help

    them sell HIP Statewide broker training sessions

    Periodic emails with program updates

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    What Weve Done

    Updated HIP website with a new look and feel,easy navigation

    Attended broker association conferences andseminars WAHUs Day with the Mariners

    Promoted HIP through an interview on a radiostation in Eastern Washington

    Participated in a press event with a grassrootsadvocacy group

    Visited small employers at their business andprovided enrollment materials

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    Response

    Website visits have more than doubled since thefirst date of enrollment (September 1, 2010)

    Nearly 200 brokers have attended a HIP brokertraining session or conference booth

    Media attention (radio, newspaper, tv) Steady flow of employer applications

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    Next Steps

    Continue to monitor employer enrollmentDetermine the names of the health insurance plansthat will be available through HIP

    Conduct more broker training sessions due to

    demand!

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    HIP and National Health Reform

    Comparison of HIP and ACA Exchange

    Aspect ACA Exchanges WA State HIP Exchange

    Effective Date Jan 1, 2014 Jan 1, 2011

    Eligible to Purchase inExchange

    Individuals & Small BusinessEmployers

    Small Business Employers (1-50)

    Plans Qualified health plans Small Group Market

    Subsidies & CreditsSubsidy for at or below 400%of FPL + Small Business tax

    credit

    Subsidy for at or below 200%of FPL + Small Business tax

    credit

    Subsidy Calculation

    3 subsidy types: premium

    sliding scale (% income) cost-sharing

    Sliding scale premium, 4income bands, (60-90%)

    Eligible Plans All except catastrophic HIP-selected Small Group

    Individual ChoiceLimited by Employer initial

    selectionYes, by Jan 1, 2013

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    Thank you!

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    HRSA State Health Access ProgramWebinar- State Opportunities to Engage Employers

    Taking Care of Business: State Opportunities to EngageEmployers in Health Reform Implementation

    Questions &

    NASHP Resources

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    HRSA State Health Access ProgramWebinar- State Opportunities to Engage Employers

    Resources: www.statereforum.org

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    Resources: www.shapaccess.org

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    Thank You!

    Anne Gauthier Sonya Schwartz Kathy Witgert

    Senior Fellow Program Director Program Manager

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    Chris Cantrell Christina MillerResearch Assistant Research Assistant

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    Please feel free to contact us with any questions.

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    Our Speakers

    Terry Gardiner Stephen Horan Beth Walter

    National Policy Director President Program Director

    Small Business Majority Community Health Solutions Health Insurance Partnership

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