State OKs contract to move off federal health insurance exchange platform
GetInsured helped
After Xerox fumbled
"The Xerox ghost lives in my office," Korbulic told the board. "Yes, I am well aware of the pain that was created in 2014, and I am very confident in GetInsured's ability, not just based on what they've done in
Fees rising from
The
"These increased fees are going to reduce our operating budget to .15 percent, or a little over
Korbulic said the exchange will run down its reserves as it pays GetInsured for the new platform and healthcare.gov at the same time. The exchange is aiming to have its platform fully implemented by
"We've been building up a reserve not knowing whether or not we were going to be able to transition away and recognizing that we were going to have a significant cost and price increase with healthcare.gov," Korbulic said after the meeting. "Now that we have a solid understanding of where we're headed, we still are going to be spending down our reserve, getting us through this transition."
The government is charging
"I'm looking forward to any support we can get," Korbulic said. "We're not going to be using their system as heavily, and they're charging us even more, so it seems inequitable to me."
Sandoval, who said he "still has scars" from the Xerox deal and was the first Republican governor to expand Medicaid under Obamacare, said his office would look into get the government to reconsider charging
"That's a fact I didn't know, so I would love to get involved with that in terms of charging us for a full year when we're only getting a fraction of the service," Sandoval told the board.
He said after the meeting that he "would hope that I could reach out to the administration."
The
Sandoval will be leaving office as the exchange makes the transition to a new platform and said he has confidence in Korbulic and her office.
He said the exchange is well-run, keeping premiums from increasing in
"We have a proven vendor that has been successful in many states," Sandoval said. "This is something we have to do, because if we were to stay as a hybrid and be on the federal hub, it would sink us."
Korbulic said a state-run platform will not only save the state money but help protect
The new platform may also bring consumers lower premiums should the
"We believe that could lower our premium assessment fees and then that would be passed along to the carriers, who then therefore pass it to the consumers," Korbulic said.
The contract is not to exceed
Korbulic said after the meeting that with the contract's approval, a project management team will start work
Officials will set out roles and start developing a plan in an
"There is a lot of hard work ahead, but we're happy about where we are," she said.
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