State Data Standards Could Bolster Insurance Exchanges
HHS' Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology recently examined data that 10 states collected for Medicaid, the Children's Health Insurance Program and other health services. According to the enrollment work group of ONC's Health IT Policy Committee, many states use program eligibility data that are similar enough to serve as common data standards for the electronic health insurance exchanges mandated under the federal health reform law.
- "ONC Finds Many States Use Similar Program Data" (Mosquera, Government Health IT, 8/18).