Across the country, state policymakers and federal regulators are working out the details of new health insurance exchanges, which will help families and small businesses purchase coverage. But the exchanges can also serve as tools for reforming the health system even further. In a new blog post, Rhode Island Health Insurance Commissioner Christopher Koller calls on the designers of the exchanges to clarify and prioritize the additional goals for the exchanges, such as reforming health care delivery, setting and enforcing performance standards for health insurers, and stimulating insurers to enter local markets.
