There are still many initiatives in the PPACA that will be implemented in 2013 and 2014. One that has been the subject of much discussion here is State Health Insurance Exchanges. The States can run their own exchanges, individually or in partnership with other States, or allow the Federal Gov’t to run them.
Each state must inform its intention by Nov 16. It might be useful to have a thread that tracks what the states are doing and note updates, and link to other useful information sites. According to Kaiser Family Foundation (Health Insurance Exchanges - Kaiser State Health Facts) the current status is:
16 Established State Exchange: California, Colorado, Connecticut, DC, Hawaii, Kentucky, Maryland, Massachusetts, Nevada, New York, Oregon, Rhode Island, Utah, Vermont, Washington, West Virginia
3 Planning for Partnership Exchange: Arkansas, Delaware, Illinois
16 Studying Options: Alabama, Arizona, Idaho, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Montana, Nebraska, New Jersey, New Mexico, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Virginia
8 No Significant Activity: Georgia, Kansas, Missouri, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Wisconsin, Wyoming
8 Decision Not to Create State Exchange: Alaska, Florida, Louisiana, Maine, New Hampshire, South Carolina, South Dakota, Texas
Each state must inform its intention by Nov 16. It might be useful to have a thread that tracks what the states are doing and note updates, and link to other useful information sites. According to Kaiser Family Foundation (Health Insurance Exchanges - Kaiser State Health Facts) the current status is:
16 Established State Exchange: California, Colorado, Connecticut, DC, Hawaii, Kentucky, Maryland, Massachusetts, Nevada, New York, Oregon, Rhode Island, Utah, Vermont, Washington, West Virginia
3 Planning for Partnership Exchange: Arkansas, Delaware, Illinois
16 Studying Options: Alabama, Arizona, Idaho, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Montana, Nebraska, New Jersey, New Mexico, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Virginia
8 No Significant Activity: Georgia, Kansas, Missouri, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Wisconsin, Wyoming
8 Decision Not to Create State Exchange: Alaska, Florida, Louisiana, Maine, New Hampshire, South Carolina, South Dakota, Texas