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Only 15 States Opt to Run Obamacare Exchanges
2012-12-14
[CNBC] Only 15 states have told the federal government they plan to operate health insurance exchanges under President Barack Obama
I don't sit around just talking to experts because this is a college seminar, we talk to these folks because they potentially have the best answers, so I know whose ass to kick...
's reform law, leaving Washington with the daunting task of creating online marketplaces for two-thirds of the country.

On the eve of a federal deadline for states to say whether they will run their own exchanges, a top health care policy official told politicians that the exchanges will start enrolling eligible families starting on Oct. 1.

"I am confident that states and the federal government will be ready in 10 months, when consumers in all states can begin to apply," Gary Cohen, director of the Center for Consumer Information and Insurance Oversight, told a House panel.

Cohen was among federal officials who testified alongside state health authorities at a hearing of the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health.

In written testimony, Cohen said that while 15 states have told the administration they will operate exchanges, 11 others have opted for versions that will require major involvement by the federal government.

Experts say the number of states planning to operate their own exchanges could reach 18, plus the District of Columbia, by the time the deadline arrives Friday.
Posted by:Fred

#1  Only 15 states have told the federal government they plan to operate health insurance exchanges under President Barack Obama. No matter whatever they are going to be, however they are going to operate, and whatever they are going to cost. The exchanges were like buying a "pig in a poke" for the States.
Posted by: JohnQC   2012-12-14 16:58