insurance exchange

• Idaho insurance exchange hires director

  By The Associated Press  |  April 24, 2013

  Idaho's new insurance exchange aims to rehire a former Department of Insurance contractor as its leader, to prepare for its Jan. 1, 2014 start-up.

• Arkansas approves Medicaid expansion alternative

  By Michael Stratford  |  April 18, 2013

  Arkansas' plan to use federal money to buy private insurance for low-income residents won final approval from state lawmakers Wednesday, endorsing a model that several other states are eyeing as a possible alternative to expanding Medicaid.

• Hawaii insurance exchange gets $130M federal grant

  By Associated Press  |  April 9, 2013

  Hawaii's insurance exchange is getting a federal grant worth nearly $130 million to set up a call center and customer assistance program.

• Governor signs bill for health insurance exchange

  By Barry Massey  |  March 29, 2013

  New Mexico can move ahead with establishing a state-run health insurance exchange under legislation signed into law Thursday by Republican Gov. Susana Martinez.

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  Obama health law anniversary dawns on 2 Americas

  By Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar  |  March 22, 2013

  Three years, two elections, and one Supreme Court decision after President Barack Obama signed the Affordable Care Act, its promise of health care for the uninsured may be delayed or undercut in much of the country because of entrenched opposition from many Republican state leaders.

• Florida lawmakers look for state exchange partners

  By Kelli Kennedy  |  February 5, 2013

  Florida lawmakers heard Monday from two organizations that could serve as partners in running an insurance exchange under the federal health overhaul.

• Board approves fees for Nevada insurance exchange

  By Sandra Chereb  |  January 11, 2013

  The board overseeing Nevada's health insurance exchange approved fees Thursday designed to make the program self-sustaining by 2015 when federal support expires.

• Battle brewing over Kentucky health reforms

  By Roger Alford  |  January 10, 2013

  Democrats and Republicans in Kentucky's Legislature are primed for a lively debate on federal health care changes that could provide Medicaid benefits to some 400,000 additional Kentuckians and create an insurance exchange that would make it easier for people to find affordable private coverage.

• Feds approves Nevada’s health exchange

  By Sandra Chereb  |  January 3, 2013

  The federal government Thursday gave Nevada initial approval to run its own health insurance exchange program as called for under the federal health care reform law.

• Hospitals, insurers back Illinois Medicaid expansion

  By Carla K. Johnson  |  December 26, 2012

  Illinois lawmakers soon will face two critical decisions over how to fully carry out President Barack Obama's health care overhaul.