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Advisory Working Groups

A top priority of the HBX is building stakeholder partnerships and engaging consumer and community groups in developing, implementing and operating DC Health Link.  The board and executive director of the HBX firmly believe that to build a successful health insurance exchange where residents, families and small businesses can choose quality affordable health plans, it must be built from the ground up and involve everyone.

The resources of sister government agencies, health care leaders, community advocates, small business owners and industry professionals must be leveraged in working together to establish a health insurance exchange that meets the needs of consumers and businesses.

The process for involving stakeholders is through the Advisory Working Groups. These working groups are chaired by a board member and vice chaired by a member of the HBX Standing Advisory Board. The groups are given topic specific issues to address within set time-frames. Stakeholders will be asked to serve as members on the working groups and share their professional expertise.

2023 Working Groups

Working Group Description Chair Vice-Chair Timeframe Facilitator Status Reports & Materials
Standard Plans

Recommend changes to PY 2025 standard plans to implement Social Justice and Health Disparities working group recommendations.

Dania Palanker  

September – December 2023

Andre Beard,
Purvee Kempf, Mary Beth Senkewicz.

active Meeting materials

2023 Working Groups

Working Group Description Chair Vice-Chair Timeframe Facilitator Status Reports & Materials
Standard Plans

Recommend changes to 2022 standard plans for metal level tiers as necessary to conform to the CMS 2023 Actuarial Value Calculator, or to achieve particular policies.

Recommend changes to PY 2024 standard plans to implement Social Justice and Health Disparities working group recommendations.

   

Feb – March 2022

and

September – November 2022

Mary Beth Senkewicz,
Katie Dzurec.

Ellen O’Brien

active Meeting materials

2021 Working Groups

Working Group Description Chair Vice-Chair Timeframe Facilitator Status Reports & Materials
Social Justice & Health Disparities Recommend practices, structures and policies that can be implemented to combat health disparities. Diane Lewis Cara James Feb 2021- July 2021 Dora Hughes active Meeting materials
Standard Plans Recommend changes to 2021 standard plans for metal level tiers as necessary to conform to the CMS 2022 Actuarial Value Calculator, or to achieve particular policies. Dania Palanker   Jan-Feb 2021
Sept-Nov 2021
Mary Beth Senkewicz inactive Meeting materials

2020 Working Groups

Working Group Description Chair Vice-Chair Timeframe Facilitator Status Reports & Materials
Standard Plans Recommend changes to 2020 standard plans for metal level tiers as necessary to conform to the CMS 2021 Actuarial Value Calculator Dania Palanker   Feb - March 2020 Mary Beth Senkewicz inactive Meeting materials

2019 Working Groups

Working Group Description Chair Vice-Chair Timeframe Facilitator Status Reports & Materials
Standard Plans Recommend changes to 2019 standard plans for metal level tiers as necessary to conform to the CMS 2020 Actuarial Value Calculator Dania Palanker Kate Sullivan Hare Jan – Feb 2019 Mary Beth Senkewicz inactive Meeting materials

2018 Working Groups

Working Group Description Chair Vice-Chair Timeframe Facilitator Status Reports & Materials
Broker-IT Working Group The purpose of this working group is to come up with recommendations for additional IT enhancements to DCHealth.com Link that will better assist brokers in their day-to-day work with small business clients. Janet Trautwein Lee Bethel
May- September 2019
Kenneth Taylor-Sutton inactive Meeting materials
Affordable Care Act (ACA) Reconvened at the request of Mayor Bowser to develop consensus recommendations for the District of Columbia to take in light of the repeal of the federal individual mandate. Leighton Ku Jodi Kwarciany Jan-Feb 2018 Debbie Curtis Inactive Meeting materials
Standard Plans Recommend changes to 2018 standard plans for all metal level tiers to conform to the CMS 2018 Actuarial Value Calculator. Dania Palanker Kate Sullivan Hare Jan – March 2018 Mary Beth Senkewicz Inactive Meeting materials

2017 Working Groups

Working Group Description Chair Vice-Chair Timeframe Facilitator Status Reports & Materials
Affordable Care Act (ACA) Develop consensus recommendations for local policy interventions given the potential for significant changes to the ACA by Congress, as well as the regulatory and administrative actions at the federal level that can impact the District’s marketplace. Leighton Ku Jodi Kwarciany August-  Debbie Curtis Inactive Meeting materials
Standard Plans Recommend changes to 2017 standard plans for all metal level tiers to conform to 2018 AVC; discuss standard plans in SHOP; discuss whether to have more than one standard plan Leighton Ku Dania Palanker September-March Mary Beth Senkewicz Inactive Meeting materials

2016 Working Groups

Working Group Description Chair Vice-Chair Timeframe Facilitator Status Reports & Materials
Standard Plans Recommend changes to 2016 standard plans for all metal level tiers to conform to 2017 AVC Leighton Ku Dania Palanker February/March Mary Beth Senkewicz Inactive Meeting materials

2015 Working Groups

Working Group Description Chair Vice-Chair Timeframe Facilitator Status Reports & Materials
51-100 Employer Recommend resolution to issues surrounding change in definition of small employer   Margaret Flickinger Late-March/early April Rob Shriver, Mary Beth Senkewicz Inactive Meeting materials

2014 Working Groups

Working Group Description Chair Vice-Chair Timeframe Facilitator Status Reports & Materials
Standard Plans Recommend standard plans for all metal level tiers Leighton Ku Dania Palanker September/October Mary Beth Senkewicz Inactive Meeting materials
Dental Plans Recommend standards and benefit offerings for stand-alone dental plans offered through DC Health Link Leighton Ku Katherine Stocks February/March Mary Beth Senkewicz Inactive Meeting materials