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April 2015 Washington Health Benefit Exchange: Understanding Options for Part-Time K-12 and Higher Ed Employees Proposed Scope and Objectives for Two-Phase Study Eric Thomas, JLARC Staff

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April 2015

Washington Health Benefit Exchange: Understanding Options for Part-Time K-12 and Higher Ed Employees Proposed Scope and Objectives for Two-Phase StudyEric Thomas, JLARC Staff

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Study focus is shifting part-time K-12 and higher ed employees to Exchange

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• K-12: State provides funds to local school districts• Higher ed: Covered through PEBB if work more than 80

hours/month• Exchange created to implement Affordable Care Act

Study looks at feasibility and costs of shifting part-time employees to Health Benefit Exchange

What are possible administrative, legal, and policy issues?

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Phase I: Is data available to compare employees’ costs and coverage?

What data is available?

If there are gaps, how

can they be addressed?

What data is needed?

Depending on information available, Phase 2 would develop detailed cost comparisons between existing plans and Exchange

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Next Steps and ContactsPhase One Report December 2015

Eric Thomas, Research [email protected]

John Bowden, Research [email protected]

John Woolley, Project [email protected] 360-786-5184

www.jlarc.leg.wa.gov