History
2000
Goold and Davis work with game designers to develop CHAT (Choosing Healthplans All Together)
2001
2003
Dr. Goold & Dr. Danis named to the Foundation for Accountability database of Innovators and Visionaries
2006
Just Coverage Project; (De)Constructing "Basic" Benefits: Citizens Define The Limits of Coverage
CD-ROM based software version of CHAT developed
Used to engage residents in Nelson-Marlborough health district, New Zealand
2007
REACH - variation of CHAT - engages low-income workers in deliberations about health-related benefits
2009
Translated into Spanish by UTMB/Galveston
2012
Translated into French, German and Italian for use in Switzerland
Institute of Medicine. 2012. Essential Health Benefits: Balancing Coverage and Cost. Washington, DC: https://doi.org/10.17226/13234. The National Academies Press.
2013
Web-based CHAT developed
2017-20
Community Health Benefit CHAT
Essential Health Benefits CHAT content developed
2020-21
Creating and testing entirely virtual CHAT exercise