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The Maryland Health Benefits Exchange Recognized as Model
July 6, 2011
The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network recognized Maryland's Health Benefits Exchange as one of the model exchanges in our country to date.
On May 26, Lt. Governor Anthony Brown announced Governor O'Malley's appointments to the Health Benefit Exchange Board. The appointees will be Dr. Georges Benjamin, executive director of the American Public Health Association, Lisa Dubay, senior fellow at the Urban Institute, Darrell Gaskin, associate professor and a health economist at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Jennifer Goldberg, assistant director of advocacy for health care at the Maryland Legal Aid Bureau, Enrique Martinez-Vidal, vice president at academy health and director of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation's State Coverage Initiatives program, and Thomas Saquella, former President of the Maryland Retailers Association.
In addition, the membership of the Board will be completed by three ex officio members: Maryland Insurance Commissioner, Executive Director of the Maryland Health Care Commission, and Department of Health and Mental Hygiene Secretary.
The American Cancer Society will be attending Board meetings as an observer. Working with our health care access partners through the Health Care For All Coalition we will ensure the Exchange Board recommendations include:
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A consumer-centric Exchange with affordable and comprehensive health care coverage options. (We anticipate that this will require more legislation in 2012),
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Effective outreach and education program that reaches all those eligible for health care coverage through the Exchange,
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Navigator program that will successfully provide assistance to those eligible for the Exchange, many of whom will never before have purchased health care coverage,
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Information technology (IT) solutions that include a consumer-friendly website and an eligibility and enrollment platform that provides "no wrong door" access to health care coverage, providers, and other needed social services.