Idea of the Day: Connecting People to Insurance Through Streamlined Enrollment

Health reform is the opportunity to create a streamlined insurance enrollment system to replace the fragmented entry points that define the current system. The exchange can serve as the entity responsible for managing enrollment into all types of health insurance. The exchange will connect families with the type of coverage that works best for them— whether it is public or private or subsidized.

To create this streamlined enrollment system, the exchange should help consumers find the right insurance, screen and enroll families in insurance, determine subsidies, enroll consumers in the community, and protect privacy.

For more on this topic see:

• Achieving a Culture of Health Coverage, by Peter Harbage and Hilary Haycock.