District of ColumbiaD.C.'s health insurance exchange board would need a technology expert
D.C.'s health insurance exchange would need a technology expert on its board and use a pay scale separate from the District government's.
What it does
One voting board member would need proven technology expertise. That person would be exempt from a specific set of other board qualifications.
Pay at the health insurance exchange would use a scale separate from the District government's. The executive board would decide the executive director's pay.
The exchange would have authority to run programs and award grants to carry out the Affordable Care Act and related D.C. health insurance laws.
Argument forA separate pay scale could help the exchange attract technology staff with salaries better suited to those workers' skills.
Argument againstWaiving other qualifications for the technology expert could leave that member less prepared for parts of the board's work beyond technology.
More detail
The health insurance exchange would need one voting board member with proven technology expertise. The member's expertise would have to include artificial intelligence, cybersecurity, and computer system design. The exemption would cover only a specified set of other board qualifications. This requirement would take effect after a 30-day congressional review period and either mayoral approval or a Council override of a veto.
The exchange's executive board would set the executive director's pay. The pay provisions concern the exchange's executive director and staff. These pay provisions would take effect after a 30-day congressional review period and either mayoral approval or a Council override of a veto.
The exchange would have authority to operate programs and issue grants. These powers would cover work under the Affordable Care Act, the federal health insurance law, and applicable District laws. Programs and grants would have to serve the exchange's legal purposes. This authority would take effect after a 30-day congressional review period and either mayoral approval or a Council override of a veto.
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Passed 1st Chamber
- Passed 2nd Chamber
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
- 2026
- Nov 16Committee Mark-up of B26-0809 by the Health Committee
History
- 2026
- Oct 14Public Hearing on B26-0809Latest
- Sep 25Notice of Public Hearing Published in the District of Columbia Register
- Sep 25Notice of Intent to Act on B26-0809 Published in the District of Columbia Register
- Sep 22Notice of Public Hearing filed in the Office of Secretary by HealthMinor
- Sep 22Referred to Committee on HealthMinor
- Sep 21B26-0809 Introduced by Councilmember Henderson at Office of the SecretaryIntroduced
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