1. Jon Kingsdale, Ph.D. Executive Director Thursday, September 20, 2007 Planning for the Next Year: Draft Fiscal Year 2008 Goals

2. 2 Fiscal Year 2008 Goals (Draft) A.Commonwealth Care: Solidify program and continue enrolling members. B.Commonwealth Choice: Begin attracting members and fully launch employer services. C.Health Care Reform: Work towards short and long term success of health care reform through outreach, website enhancements, and program evaluation. D.Operations and Finance: Enhance infrastructure and reporting.

3. 3 Overall Goal: Solidify program and continue enrolling members. Objectives: 1.Cover virtually all qualified uninsured people whose incomes are below 300 percent of the federal poverty level (FPL) 2.Control costs of contracting with MMCOs. 3.Refine program structure and operations to support continued growth and overall Connector objectives (e.g. S 125 rollout). A. Commonwealth Care IV. Fiscal Year 2008 Goals (Draft)

4. 4 Overall Goal: Begin attracting members and fully launch employer services. (Overall goal by 7/1/08 = 35,000 members) Objectives: 1.Enroll nongroup members quickly 2.Establish fully automated Voluntary Employer services by 10/1/07 3.Establish Contributing Employer services by 2/1/08 4.Continue investing in website as a critical tool for businesses and consumers. 5.Develop coordinated management of key partnerships:  Health plans (Seal of Approval re-procurement);  SBSB and CSC. B. Commonwealth Choice IV. Fiscal Year 2008 Goals (Draft)

5. 5 Overall Goal: Work towards short and long term success of health care reform through outreach, website enhancements, and program evaluation. C. Health Care Reform Objectives: 1.Enhance Connector’s role as an easy-to-use source of information on health reform (includes web site) and inform/train employers, brokers and affected parties. 2.Coordinate with other state agencies on health reform, including waiver renegotiation. 3.Define and help implement enforcement process for individual mandate. 4.Define key measures of how Connector’s health care reform will be evaluated and invite researchers to participate. 5.Begin to develop cost containment strategies to ensure health care reform’s longer term success. IV. Fiscal Year 2008 Goals (Draft)

6. 6 Overall Goal: Enhance infrastructure and reporting. Objectives: 1.Achieve breakeven administrative budget by end of FY08. 2.Establish routine operational reporting for all Connector programs. 3.Ensure premium billing systems meet all programmatic needs. 4.Identify and implement operational efficiencies. D. Operations and Finance IV. Fiscal Year 2008 Goals (Draft)