Project Grant PRPPR180114

The Department of Health and Human Services Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services awarded $650,000 to the Maine Department of Health and Human Services through the State Planning and Establishment Grants for the Affordable Care Act (ACA)’s Exchanges program (CFDA 93.525) on September 10, 2021. This one-year cooperative agreement will support modernizing or updating Maine's state-based health insurance marketplace systems and programs to implement provisions of the American Rescue Plan Act...

The Mississippi Department of Insurance was awarded a $611,819 Project Grant from the Center for Consumer Information and Insurance Oversight (CCIIO), part of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, under the Expanding Access to Women's Health Grant Program (CFDA 93.797). This 24-month award, running from September 2024 to September 2026, will support the department's efforts to implement state-level health insurance market reforms and consumer protections related to women's...

The New Jersey Department of Banking and Insurance received a $1,107,392.87 cooperative agreement award from the Department of Health and Human Services Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) on September 10, 2021 to support modernization efforts under the State Planning and Establishment Grants for the Affordable Care Act's (ACA) Exchanges program (CFDA 93.525). The purpose of this funding is to update any system, program, or technology that is necessary for implementation of...

The Department of Health and Human Services Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services awarded a $986,329 cooperative agreement to the Washington Health Benefit Exchange to support the State Planning and Establishment Grants for the Affordable Care Act (ACA)’s Exchanges program (CFDA 93.525). The purpose of this award is to modernize or update any system, program, or technology that is necessary for implementation of Sections 9661 and 9663 of the American Rescue Plan Act, which make changes to...

The Department of Health and Human Services Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services awarded $650,000 to the New Mexico Health Insurance Exchange through its State Planning and Establishment Grants for the Affordable Care Act (ACA)’s Exchanges program (CFDA 93.525) on September 10, 2021. The purpose of this one-year cooperative agreement is to support consumer engagement related to enhanced tax credits and the end of the public health emergency Medicaid maintenance of effort provisions under...

The Department of Health and Human Services Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services awarded a $1.1 million cooperative agreement to the Colorado Health Benefit Exchange (doing business as Connect for Health Colorado) from September 10, 2021 through September 9, 2022. The funding supports modernization or system updates necessary to implement provisions of the American Rescue Plan Act related to premium assistance amounts available through Affordable Care Act exchanges. Specifically, the award...

The Insurance Department of New Hampshire has been awarded a $610,871 Project Grant from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) under the Expanding Access to Women's Health Grant Program (CFDA 93.797). The 24-month grant, running from September 2024 to September 2026, will support the state's efforts to implement health insurance market reforms and enhance access to women's reproductive and maternal health services. Key objectives include developing comprehensive health insurance...

The Idaho Health Insurance Exchange received a $1.1 million cooperative agreement award from the Department of Health and Human Services Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services on September 10, 2021 to modernize, design, and enhance systems, consumer programs, and technology for Idaho's state-based exchange to comply with provisions of the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA). The funding supports the State Planning and Establishment Grants for the Affordable Care Act's Exchanges program, which...

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services awarded a $1.1 million cooperative agreement to the Executive Department of the State of Rhode Island under the State Planning and Establishment Grants for the Affordable Care Act (ACA)’s Exchanges program (CFDA 93.525). The funding will support modernization or updates to Rhode Island's health insurance exchange system to implement provisions of the American Rescue Plan Act that modify premium assistance amounts for certain consumers. As the direct...

This $236,653.50 Project Grant from the Department of Health and Human Services Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), under the Reduction of Issuer Burden Through Technology Grant Program and the Health Insurance Enforcement and Consumer Protections Grant Program (CFDA 93.881), will fund enhancements to the System for Electronic Rate and Form Filing (SERFF) system. The National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) will build an IT connection between SERFF and the Health...