1. DC HEALTH LINK Private-public partnership
Although last state to start building IT, was 1 of 4 states that opened on time and stayed open (Bloomberg News)
Congress and President Obama enrolled
ACA is working in DC: uninsured rate cut in half (3.7%-4% uninsured); tied for 1,2, or 3rd lowest uninsured nationally
Current (2/1): 64,805 in SHOP (paid); 23,779 Open Enrollment plan selections (18,017 already paid);

2. RECOGNITION
Out2Enroll’s: “Key Lessons for LGBT Outreach and Enrollment Under the Affordable Care Act”
Kaiser Family Foundation: “Taking Stock and Taking Steps: A Report from the Field After the First Year of Marketplace Consumer Assistance Under the ACA”  
PR Week: DC Health Link Finalist for the Community Relations Campaign of the Year
KFF: ranked 1 for sign-ups of eligible enrollees (2016)
AWS “Best Practices in Innovation 2016 Winner” (open source code, agile development, in the cloud)
Ranked #1 (SBMs and FFM) for consumer shopping tools by Clear Choices 2017

3. ACA coverage expansion in DC
2016 Survey conducted by Center for the Study of Services for DCHBX found:
25% of the people who enrolled in individual private health insurance coverage during the most recent open enrollment period were uninsured prior to getting coverage through DC Health Link.
53% of the people who were determined eligible for Medicaid were uninsured before applying.
40% of the small businesses enrolled in DC Health Link did not offer health insurance to their employees prior to enrollment through DC Health Link.

4. 2017 HEALTH INSURANCE OPTIONS THROUGH DC HEALTH LINK
Plans: 151 Small Group Plans and 20 Individual (includes 2 catastrophic)
136 SHOP and 26 Individual in 2016
Insurers: Aetna (group only); CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield; Kaiser Permanente; United HealthCare (group only)
Also offer Dental Coverage (SHOP and Individual) and Vision (Individual)

5. TYPE
OE4
OE4 %
OE3
OE3 %
Auto Renewals
14,196
60%
13,815
Active Renewals
2,257 9%
3,085
13%
New Customers
7,326
31%
6,012
26%
TOTAL
23,779
100%
22,912

6. New 2017 QHP (age): Renewing 2017 (age):

7. Protect people’s health care
Diverse group: patient and consumer advocates, physicians, hospitals, small business associations, community health centers, brokers, a health plan
Develop options for local policy interventions when there is a bill
Technical changes/clean-up as necessary

11. BUSINESS PARTNERS

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