Federal Health Reform - the View from State Government

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Deborah Erickson, alaska Health Care Commissin, delivered this overview of the State of Alaska\'s response to Federal Health Care Reform at the Sept. 2, 1010, Alaska Provider Forum.

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The View from State Government’s Hill

Anchorage Health Care Provider Community ForumDeborah Erickson, Alaska Health Care CommissionSeptember 2, 2010

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Employer

Private Insurance Market Regulator

Medicaid Program Administrator

Public Health Service Provider

Safety Net Service Support

Health Care Delivery System Planning & Development

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Alaska is participating as a plaintiff in the 20‐state lawsuit led by Florida.

Challenging the Constitutionality of: The individual mandate requiring individuals to purchase health insurance

Unfunded mandates imposed on state governments

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Implement Employer Requirements Implement Medicaid Expansion State Options High Risk Pool Early Retirees Reinsurance Program Health Insurance Exchange Insurance Market Reforms Early Medicaid Expansion Service Delivery and Payment Reforms Public Health & Prevention Programs Health Workforce Development Programs

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1. Budgetary Costs 

2. Changes to State Statutes and Regulations

3. Agency Policy and Programmatic Changes

4. New Employer Obligations

5. State Flexibility

6. Role in the Health Care System6

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State Operating Budget ($7.3 B (FY 11; w/o debt)) Medicaid  $1.4  B (DHSS $2.3 B)

Education 1.4   B Transportation .7  B University of Alaska .8  B Public Safety .2  B Courts .1  B Corrections .3  B   

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AK DHSS’s Health Care Reform Agenda Alaska Health Care Commission Medicaid Reform Care Management Health Information Technology (EHR/HIE) Workforce Development

Alaska Health Care Commission’s Agenda Access Cost Quality  Prevention 

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For More Information Please Visit:

Alaska’s federal health care law information website at:

http://hss.state.ak.us/fedhealth/