1. Provide the title of your story or series and the names of the journalists involved.
Special Report: In Advance of Insurance Exchange Startup, States, Insurers Focus on Design, Operation
2. List date(s) this work was published or aired.
28-Jun-10
3. Provide a brief synopsis of the story or stories, including any significant findings.
Written three months after enactment of the landmark health care overhaul, the story examined early steps being taken to implement health insurance exchanges, a central feature of the health care reform effort. The story focused on many of the design and operational issues that will face state and federal officials and insurance industry executives as they begin early planning to get the exchanges up and running.
4. Explain types of documents, data or Internet resources used. Were FOI or public records act requests required? How did this affect the work?
The story relied primarily on interviews with key participants involved in implementation of the exchanges.
5. Explain types of human sources used.
Sources included insurance industry executives, health care consultants, state insurance commissioners, public policy analysts, and health law experts.
6. Results (if any).
n/a
7. Follow-up (if any). Have you run a correction or clarification on the report or has anyone come forward to challenge its accuracy? If so, please explain.
The story was well-received and we have not received any requests for correction.
8. Advice to other journalists planning a similar story or project.
This is a fertile and dynamic topic that is ripe for further examination as the 2014 final implementation date approaches.