The Office of Policy and Management shall seek the foundation funds and federal approvals necessary to carry out the purposes of this section and sections 17a-861, 17b-252, 17b-253 and 38a-475. Each year, on January first, the Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management shall report to the General Assembly on the progress of the program. Such report shall include: (1) The success in implementing the public and private partnership; (2) the number of policies precertified; (3) the number, age and financial circumstances of individuals purchasing precertified policies; (4) the number of individuals seeking consumer information services; (5) the extent and type of benefits paid under precertified policies that could count toward Medicaid resource protection; (6) estimates of impact on present and future Medicaid expenditures; (7) the cost effectiveness of the program; and (8) a determination regarding the appropriateness of continuing the program.