(a) Not later than January 1, 2012, and annually thereafter until January 1, 2014, the chief executive officer of the exchange shall report, in accordance with § 11-4a, to the Governor and the General Assembly on a plan, and any revisions or amendments to such plan, to establish a health insurance exchange in the state. Such report shall address:

Terms Used In Connecticut General Statutes 38a-1089

  • Insurance: means any agreement to pay a sum of money, provide services or any other thing of value on the happening of a particular event or contingency or to provide indemnity for loss in respect to a specified subject by specified perils in return for a consideration. See Connecticut General Statutes 38a-1
  • State: means any state, district, or territory of the United States. See Connecticut General Statutes 38a-1
  • User fees: Fees charged to users of goods or services provided by the government. In levying or authorizing these fees, the legislature determines whether the revenue should go into the treasury or should be available to the agency providing the goods or services.

(1) Whether to establish two separate exchanges, one for the individual health insurance market and one for the small employer health insurance market, or to establish a single exchange;

(2) Whether to merge the individual and small employer health insurance markets;

(3) Whether to revise the definition of “small employer” from not more than fifty employees to not more than one hundred employees;

(4) Whether to allow large employers to participate in the exchange beginning in 2017;

(5) Whether to require qualified health plans to provide the essential health benefits package, as described in Section 1302(a) of the Affordable Care Act, or include additional state mandated benefits;

(6) Whether to list dental benefits separately on the exchange’s Internet web site where a qualified health plan includes dental benefits;

(7) The relationship of the exchange to insurance producers;

(8) The capacity of the exchange to award Navigator grants pursuant to § 38a-1087;

(9) Ways to ensure that the exchange is financially sustainable by 2015, as required by the Affordable Care Act including, but not limited to, assessments or user fees charged to carriers;

(10) Methods to independently evaluate consumers’ experience, including, but not limited to, hiring consultants to act as secret shoppers; and

(11) The status of the implementation and administration of the all-payer claims database program established under § 19a-755a.

(b) Not later than January 1, 2012, and annually thereafter, the chief executive officer of the exchange shall report, in accordance with § 11-4a, to the Governor and the General Assembly on:

(1) Any private or federal funds received during the preceding calendar year and, if applicable, how such funds were expended;

(2) The adequacy of federal funds for the exchange prior to January 1, 2015;

(3) The amount and recipients of any grants awarded; and

(4) The current financial status of the exchange.

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