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.
2024 Working Groups
| Working Group | Description | Chair | Vice-Chair | Timeframe | Facilitator | Status | Reports & Materials |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Social Justice & Health Disparities |
Year 3 Implementation of HBX Executive Board’s Resolution Adopting Recommendations from the HBX Executive Board’s Social Justice and Health Disparities Working Group |
August 2024 | Report | ||||
| Standard Plans | Recommend changes to PY 2026 standard plans to implement Social Justice and Health Disparities working group recommendations. | Claire Heyison | Dock Winston | September – December 2024 | Andre Beard, Purvee Kempf, Mary Beth Senkewicz, Ellen O’Brien |
active | Meeting materials |
2023 Working Groups
| Working Group | Description | Chair | Vice-Chair | Timeframe | Facilitator | Status | Reports & Materials |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Social Justice & Health Disparities | Year 2 Implementation of HBX Executive Board’s Resolution Adopting Recommendations from the HBX Executive Board’s Social Justice and Health Disparities Working Group | July 2023 | Report | ||||
| 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, |
inactive | Meeting materials |
2022 Working Groups
| Working Group | Description | Chair | Vice-Chair | Timeframe | Facilitator | Status | Reports & Materials |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Social Justice & Health Disparities | Year 1 Implementation of HBX Executive Board’s Resolution Adopting Recommendations from the HBX Executive Board’s Social Justice and Health Disparities Working Group | July 2022 | Report | ||||
| 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, Ellen O’Brien |
inactive | 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 | inactive | 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 |