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| September 26, 2012 06:01 AM EDT |
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EngagePoint:
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EngagePoint, Connecture and IBM — partners in the development of the
Minnesota and Maryland Health Insurance Exchanges — are hosting the
webinar:
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“Be Ready, Stay Ready: Considerations for Health Insurance
Exchanges.”
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The webinar will be presented by T. David Smith, senior vice
president of sales and marketing at EngagePoint; Dana Leopold,
manager of government health programs at Connecture; and John J.
Sweeney, senior product marketing manager at IBM. These industry
experts will provide an overview of:
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The decision points encountered to date in these early HIX
implementations and early innovator states
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How other states can benefit from the work of these early HIX
implementation states and teams
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Considerations states can address now, whether state-run or
federally-facilitated exchange models if this option is ultimately
chosen
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The pros and cons of a commercial-off-the-shelf (COTS) solution
approach to a state HIX
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WHEN:
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Wednesday, September 26, 2012
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1:00 p.m. ET
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WHERE:
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The event is free and open to all interested parties. To register
to participate in the webinar, please visit https://www2.gotomeeting.com/register/693730858.
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Members of the media who are interested in learning about
issues related to the creation of state health insurance
exchanges, as well as how states can take advantage of the
experiences of early innovators, are encouraged to participate in
the webinar. Interviews can also be arranged with the speakers or
other industry experts at their companies; see contact information
below.
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WHY:
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States across the country are working toward compliance with the
Supreme Court’s ruling on the Patient Protection and Affordable Care
Act (PPACA), but it’s a challenging road to navigate. With the
November 16, 2012 deadline to submit their Health Insurance Exchange
(HIX) blueprints to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
(CMS) looming, states have critical questions about technology,
security and privacy, plan/rate determination, enrollment, and
implementation.
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About EngagePoint
EngagePoint is a payer‐centric healthcare software and IT services
company that enables government, commercial, and administrative payers
to engage their key stakeholders in bending the cost of care curve while
improving the health and wellbeing of the people they serve. Currently
implementing two health insurance exchanges, EngagePoint delivers
sustainable solutions that incorporate service-oriented architecture
(SOA), Medicaid Information Technology Architecture (MITA) adherence and
reusable infrastructure. This allows EngagePoint clients to meet the
requirements of Affordable Care Act mandates, to implement member
engagement and retention strategies, and to match customized benefit
packages to the needs of groups and individuals. EngagePoint ranked No.
34 on the 2012 Inc. 500/5000, an exclusive ranking of the nation’s
fastest growing private companies, and was listed as the second
fastest-growing privately held healthcare company in the U.S. Founded in
2007, EngagePoint is headquartered in Fort Lauderdale, FL, with offices
in Maryland and North Dakota. For more information, visit www.EngagePoint.com.
About Connecture
Connecture is the leading provider of Web-based information systems used
to create health insurance marketplaces and exchanges. Its
industry-proven solutions enable consumers, employers and brokers to
more easily shop for, purchase and renew health insurance while
minimizing back-office administrative expenses for health plans.
Connecture’s solutions are provided to health plans, state insurance
exchanges, private exchanges and insurance brokers. More than 25 million
Americans shop for their health insurance through systems built by
Connecture, and more than half of the nation’s 20 largest plans rely on
them to sell, administer and manage their plans and products
effectively. For more information, visit www.connecture.com.
About IBM
IBM’s Cúram solutions are designed to meet the unique requirements of
health and human services, workforce services and social security
programs. As a part of IBM's Smarter Cities portfolio, the software is
used in more than 80 government agency projects around the world to
improve the accessibility and efficiency of social programs for
citizens. For more information, visit:
http://www-01.ibm.com/software/industry/social-programs/
http://www.ibm.com/smarterplanet/us/en/smarter_cities/overview/index.html?re=spf.
