News
November 19, 2012
CBS News article quotes UMass Medical School's Dr. Jay Himmelstein on state implementation of the Health Insurance Exchanges mandated by the Affordable Care Act.
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The New England States Collaborative for Insurance Exchange Systems (NESCIES), also known as the Massachusetts Early Innovator Cooperative Agreement, was established to support health care reform through the creation of health insurance exchange (HIX) information technology components for Massachusetts that are consumer-focused, cost-effective, and sustainable and that can be leveraged by New England and other states to operate Health Insurance Exchanges.
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Featured Publication
September 18, 2012
Establishing the Technology Infrastructure for Health Insurance Exchanges Under the Affordable Care Act
A new report by Commonwealth Medicine’s Michael Tutty and Jay Himmelstein provides very timely information for states working to implement a key element of health care reform; building health insurance exchanges for their residents.





