HHS Seeks Early Adopters of Insurance Exchanges
The Department of Health and Human Services plans to award five early grants to state governments or coalitions of states that have ambitious but achievable proposals to build state health insurance exchanges that can be used as models by other states.
The Department of Health and Human Services plans to award five early grants to state governments or coalitions of states that have ambitious but achievable proposals to build state health insurance exchanges that can be used as models by other states.
HHS is not disclosing the size of the grants, but they are tied to a provision of the Accountable Care Act that authorizes $51 million for grants of up to $1 million to the 50 states and District of Columbia. The competitive process announced on Oct. 29 for five early grants, called the "Early Innovators" program, will not preclude the grantees from receiving future funding to support ongoing exchange implementation.
State insurance exchanges are designed to enable easy consumer online analysis and purchase of coverage. "These states will lead the way in developing consumer-friendly, cost-effective I.T. systems that can be used and adopted by other states and help all states and the federal government save money as they work to develop these new competitive market places," according to the funding announcement.
The deadline for submitting applications for the early grants is Dec. 22 at 11:30 a.m. EST. HHS will award up to five two-year grants by Feb. 15, 2011. For more information, click here.
--Joseph Goedert
HHS is not disclosing the size of the grants, but they are tied to a provision of the Accountable Care Act that authorizes $51 million for grants of up to $1 million to the 50 states and District of Columbia. The competitive process announced on Oct. 29 for five early grants, called the "Early Innovators" program, will not preclude the grantees from receiving future funding to support ongoing exchange implementation.
State insurance exchanges are designed to enable easy consumer online analysis and purchase of coverage. "These states will lead the way in developing consumer-friendly, cost-effective I.T. systems that can be used and adopted by other states and help all states and the federal government save money as they work to develop these new competitive market places," according to the funding announcement.
The deadline for submitting applications for the early grants is Dec. 22 at 11:30 a.m. EST. HHS will award up to five two-year grants by Feb. 15, 2011. For more information, click here.
--Joseph Goedert
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