Healthy RI Task Force Resources

Recommended Resources

:: National Health Reform: Summary of Potential Grant Opportunities for Rhode Island
:: Robert Wood Johnson Foundation & Washington University School of Public Health and Health Services || Health Reform GPS

Healthcare Reform (General)

:: Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010 (PPACA) (HR 3590)
:: Health Care and Education Affordability Reconciliation Act of 2010 (HCEARA) (HR 4872)
:: Section-by-Section Analysis of the Reconciliation Act
:: Section-by-Section Analysis with Changes Made by Title X included within I-IX, where Appropriate
:: Kaiser Family Foundation || Health Reform Implementation Timeline & Topic Summaries
:: Kaiser Family Foundation || Summary of New Health Reform Law
:: Kaiser Family Foundation || Timeline for Health Reform Implementation: Overview
:: Kaiser Family Foundation || Health Reform Implementation Timeline
:: The Commonwealth Fund || A New Era in American Healthcare, Realizing the Potential of Reform
:: The Commonwealth Fund || Timeline for Health Care Reform Implementation: System and Delivery Reform Provisions
:: Hospital Association of RI || Health Care Reform Website

Task Force Issue Based Work Groups

• Insurance market reforms/Coverage expansion Work Group
  :: National Conference of State Legislatures || Coverage of Uninsurable Pre-existing Conditions: State and Federal High-Risk Pools
  :: Kaiser Family Foundation || State Variation and Health Reform
  
• Exchange Design/Build Work Group
  :: Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010 (PPACA) (HR 3590), § 1311 on pp. 55 – 63
  :: Nancy Turnbull for HealthRIght || The Devil is in the Details: Health Exchanges and Some Lessons from Massachusetts
  :: National Association of Insurance and Financial Advisors of Maryland || A Health Insurance Exchange for Maryland? Comparing Massachusetts and Maryland
  :: Pioneer Institute || Drawing Lessons: Different Results from State Health Insurance Exchanges
  :: Robert Wood Johnson Foundation || Preparing for Health Reform: The Role of the Health Insurance Exchange
  
• Payment Reform/Delivery System and Provider Issues Work Group
  :: National Health Reform: Summary of Potential Grant Opportunities for Rhode Island
  :: The Commonwealth Fund || Starting on the Path to a High Performance Health System: Analysis of Health System Reform Provisions of Reform Bills in the House of Representatives and Senate
  :: The Commonwealth Fund || Developing Innovative Payment Approaches: Finding the Path to High Performance
  :: Congressional Research Service || Private Health Insurance Provisions in PPACA (P.L. 111-148)
  :: UMASS Medical School Center for Health Law and Economics || PPACA (H.R. 3590) – Pilot Programs, Demonstration Projects, and Grants
  :: Center for Healthcare Quality & Payment Reform || How to Create ACOs
  :: MA Health Data Consortium || Annual Meeting June 4, 2010 - Transforming the Delivery System
  :: Robert Wood Johnson Foundation || Charting a Path for Health Care Payment Reform
  :: Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts || An Alternative Quality Contract
  :: American Hospital Association || ACOs: AHA Research Synthesis Report
  :: Connecticut Health Care Reform Advisory Board || Final Report to Governor Rell and the General Assembly (6.30.10)
  :: Massachusetts Special Commission on the Health Care Payment System || Recommendations (7.16.10)
  :: "A health plan for Partners: Hospital group can be at the forefront of sweeping industry changes, its new CEO asserts" (Boston Globe 6/13/10)
  :: "Medical home demo reports some positive outcomes – with caveats" (American Medical News 6/21/10)
  :: Gain Sharing Pilots and Bundled/Global Payment Pilots
  
• Reform Initiatives/Pilots Work Group
  :: National Health Reform: Summary of Potential Grant Opportunities for Rhode Island
  :: Georgetown University Center for Children and Families || Implementing Health Care Reform: Key Questions for States
  :: HHS News Release || Secretary Sebelius Announces $51 Million in Affordable Care Act Grants to Innovate, Improve, and Enhance Health Insurance Premium Rate Review
  :: National Association of County & City Health Officials || Public Health Funding in Final Health Reform Bill
  :: National Conference of State Legislatures || State Actions to Implement Federal Health Reform
  :: UMASS Medical School Center for Health Law and Economics || PPACA (H.R. 3590) – Pilot Programs, Demonstration Projects, and Grants
  
• Health Care Workforce Development
  :: National Health Reform: Summary of Potential Grant Opportunities for Rhode Island
  :: HealthReform.gov || Fact Sheet: Creating Jobs and Increasing the Number of Primary Care Providers
  :: HHS News Release || Sebelius Announces New $250 Million Investment to Strengthen Primary Health Care Workforce
  :: "HHS to spend $250 million to increase number of primary-care providers" (Washington Post 6/17/10)
  
• Long Term Care
  :: AARP || Health Care Reform Law Fact Sheets
  :: Center for Medicare & Medicaid Services || Memo Re: Notice of National Background Check Program for Direct Patient Access Employees in Several LTC Providers (5/28/10)
  :: Center for Medicare & Medicaid Services || Memo Re: Extension of the Money Follows the Person Rebalancing Demonstration Program (6/22/10)
  :: Center for Personal Assistance Services || What does the Health Reform Legislation Mean for Long-term Services and Supports?
  :: Grants.gov
  :: HHS Administration on Aging || Funding Opportunities
  :: Kaiser Family Foundation || State Variation and Health Reform
  :: National Association of State Units on Aging || Health Reform 2009 - 2010: Implementation Dates
  
• Prevention, Wellness and Public Health
  :: The Commonwealth Fund || What Will Happen Under Health Reform? - and What's Next?
  :: HealthReform.gov || Key Provisions that Take Effect Immediately
  :: Kaiser Family Foundation || Summary of New Health Reform Law
  :: National Association of County & City Health Officials || Public Health Funding in Final Health Reform Bill
  :: National Governors Association || Actions to Improve Population Health Under the PPACA

Task Force Cross-cutting Workgroups

• Federal/State Coordination Work Group

• New England Collaborative Work Group