Obamacare Exchange Forms Advisory Committee Reflecting 'Gender, Racial, Ethnic, and Geographic Diversity'

The state agency in charge of Maryland’s beleaguered Obamacare Marketplace, the Maryland Health Benefit Exchange (MHBE), is looking to establish a standing advisory committee to provide the board of the MHBE advice and input on a “broad range of policy issues.” The MHBE sent out a letter to “stakeholders” this week who might have an interest in serving on the committee. While the solicitation does not include prerequisites, qualifications, or credentials required to serve, it expresses the board’s desire that the committee reflect “the gender, racial, ethnic, and geographic diversity of the State, as well as one that constitutes a diverse cross–section of stakeholders in the MHBE.”

A copy of letter appears below [highlight added]: