PHOENIX (AP) — A state issue stemming from the federal health care overhaul continues to simmer, presenting lawmakers and Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer with a political hot potato.
The overhaul requires each state by 2014 to have a health insurance exchange up and running to serve as a marketplace for shopping for health insurance coverage. The federal government will create exchanges for states that don't act by Jan. 1, 2013.
While 15 states have approved legislation creating exchanges, Arizona is among 35 others that have not acted, according to the National Conference of State Legislatures.
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