Jon Kingsdale on Lessons from Massachusetts' Experience With a Health Insurance Exchange

In a conversation for California Healthline, Jon Kingsdale — independent consultant and former executive director of Massachusetts’ Commonwealth Health Insurance Connector Authority — recommended that California use the next three years to carefully prepare for the launch of its health insurance exchange so the state can begin covering residents by a 2014 deadline set under the federal health reform law.

Last week, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger (R) signed legislation (AB 1602 and SB 900) making California the first state to establish a health benefit exchange under the reform law.

Kingsdale said California could learn from Massachusetts’ experience by launching a communications campaign to ensure that residents understand their coverage options and how the exchange operates (California Healthline, 10/4).

The complete transcript of this Special Report is available as a PDF.

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<h1>Jon Kingsdale on Lessons from Massachusetts’ Experience With a Health Insurance Exchange</h1>
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			October 4, 2010		</time>
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<p>In a conversation for <i>California Healthline</i>, Jon Kingsdale — independent consultant and former executive director of Massachusetts’ Commonwealth Health Insurance Connector Authority — recommended that California use the next three years to carefully prepare for the launch of its health insurance exchange so the state can begin covering residents by a 2014 deadline set under the federal health reform law.</p><p>Last week, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger (R) signed legislation (<a href="http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/09-10/bill/asm/ab_1601-1650/ab_1602_bill_20100930_chaptered.html">AB 1602</a> and <a href="http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/09-10/bill/sen/sb_0851-0900/sb_900_bill_20100930_chaptered.html">SB 900</a>) making California the first state to establish a health benefit exchange under the reform law.</p><p>Kingsdale said California could learn from Massachusetts’ experience by launching a communications campaign to ensure that residents understand their coverage options and how the exchange operates (<i>California Healthline</i>, 10/4).</p><p>The complete transcript of this Special Report is available as a <a href="https://www.kff.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2010/10/chlspecialreporttranscript100410.pdf">PDF</a>.</p><ul><li><a href="https://californiahealthline.org/news/jon-kingsdale-on-lessons-from-massachusetts-experiences-with-a-health-insurance-exchange/?share=facebook">				Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)				Facebook			</a></li><li><a href="https://californiahealthline.org/news/jon-kingsdale-on-lessons-from-massachusetts-experiences-with-a-health-insurance-exchange/?share=linkedin">				Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window)				LinkedIn			</a></li><li><a href="https://californiahealthline.org/news/jon-kingsdale-on-lessons-from-massachusetts-experiences-with-a-health-insurance-exchange/?share=x">				Click to share on X (Opens in new window)				X			</a></li><li><a href="mailto:?subject=%5BShared%20Post%5D%20Jon%20Kingsdale%20on%20Lessons%20from%20Massachusetts%27%20Experience%20With%20a%20Health%20Insurance%20Exchange&body=https%3A%2F%2Fcaliforniahealthline.org%2Fnews%2Fjon-kingsdale-on-lessons-from-massachusetts-experiences-with-a-health-insurance-exchange%2F&share=email">				Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window)				Email			</a></li><li><a href="https://californiahealthline.org/news/jon-kingsdale-on-lessons-from-massachusetts-experiences-with-a-health-insurance-exchange/#print?share=print">				Click to print (Opens in new window)				Print			</a></li><li>				<a href="https://californiahealthline.org/news/jon-kingsdale-on-lessons-from-massachusetts-experiences-with-a-health-insurance-exchange/view/republish/">					Republish This Story				</a>			</li></ul><em><a href="https://kffhealthnews.org/about-us">KFF Health News</a> is a national newsroom that produces in-depth journalism about health issues and is one of the core operating programs at KFF—an independent source of health policy research, polling, and journalism. Learn more about <a href="https://www.kff.org/about-us">KFF</a>.</em><p><a href="https://californiahealthline.org/morning-briefing/">Subscribe</a> to KFF Health News' free Morning Briefing.</p>

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