Implementation Oversight WorkGroup of Reform Task Force Meets August 5th

Don’t miss the 1^st meeting of the Implementation/Oversight (IO) Workgroup of the State Health Reform Task Force.  

When:                  August 5^th 1:00-4:00 PM

Where:                        W325 House Bldg

Now is the time to create lines of connection and accountability around efforts to implement federal health reform at the state level. At the moment, the IO Workgroup may be the best mechanism we have to give input to the state’s implementation efforts.  Don’t get us wrong: we think state leaders are showing good interest in the early reform options.  Already Gov. Herbert has decided to run the new temporary high-risk pool alongside the state’s current HIP pool. And our leaders intend to apply for the Exchange planning grants and the rate review planning grants. So far so good, though we may be facing a few hurdles ahead. 

At the last meeting of the Task Force we heard that the IO Workgroup will be the place to address implementation of federal (and not just state) health reform. If you were not able to attend the June meeting of the Task Force, make a point of listening to the audio. This will give you a sense of where we stand, from different angles, on implementation of federal and state reform—and how we might bring these into some sort of alignment).