Arkansas Level One Establishment Cooperative AgreementLevel One Establishment Cooperative Agreement • August 14th, 2012
Contract Type FiledAugust 14th, 2012The State of Arkansas was the first state to declare that it will pursue the Federally-facilitated Exchange Partnership (FFE Partnership) Model and maximize the local flexibility allowed under this Exchange Model. The Governor delegated responsibility for planning and implementing the FFE Partnership model to the Commissioner of the Arkansas Insurance Department (AID) and its new division, the Health Benefits Exchange Partnership Division (HBEPD). AID was the grantee for a Planning Grant in the fall of 2010 and a Level One Establishment Grant in February 2012, both outlining steps toward the goal of having a fully functional Exchange for Arkansas residents by January 2014. HBEPD has been successful in meeting grant requirements and engaging numerous and diverse stakeholders. Stakeholder inclusion and a solid consumer focus are strengths of Arkansas’s planning process. This Level One Establishment Grant application reports the many successes of Arkansas’s Exchange Planning efforts to da
Arkansas Level One Establishment Cooperative AgreementLevel One Establishment Cooperative Agreement • August 14th, 2012
Contract Type FiledAugust 14th, 2012The State of Arkansas was the first state to declare that it will pursue the Federally-facilitated Exchange Partnership (FFE Partnership) Model and maximize the local flexibility allowed under this Exchange Model. The Governor delegated responsibility for planning and implementing the FFE Partnership model to the Commissioner of the Arkansas Insurance Department (AID) and its new division, the Health Benefits Exchange Partnership Division (HBEPD). AID was the grantee for a Planning Grant in the fall of 2010 and a Level One Establishment Grant in February 2012, both outlining steps toward the goal of having a fully functional Exchange for Arkansas residents by January 2014. HBEPD has been successful in meeting grant requirements and engaging numerous and diverse stakeholders. Stakeholder inclusion and a solid consumer focus are strengths of Arkansas’s planning process. This Level One Establishment Grant application reports the many successes of Arkansas’s Exchange Planning efforts to da