The National Academy for State Health Policy released a brief on the successful implementation of the national health care reform law for states.  The brief suggests that states focus on the long-term goals of the law, and offers ten aspects of the law that states must properly employ to successfully implement the law. 

From the report: There is a natural tendency to focus the implementation discussion on the most immediate issues—for example the state’s choice regarding the high risk pool. Indeed, states must tackle these issues, but it is equally important that states begin thinking about and planning for the many aspects of implementation that occur in later years, particularly in 2014, when many of the law’s provisions take effect.

Full report: State Policymakers’ Priorities for Successful Implementation of Health Reform (PDF | 131.19 KB)

National Academy for State Health Policy.  (2010).  State policymakers’ priorities for successful implementation of health reform.  Weil, A.