FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Florida lawmakers heard Monday from two organizations that could serve as partners in running an insurance exchange under the federal health overhaul.
Florida has missed the deadline to run its own online marketplace where people can shop for health coverage, but lawmakers are considering whether they want to run their own in the future or partner with federal health officials. During a meeting in Tallahassee on Monday, lawmakers explored options from organizations already running programs similar to federal exchanges that they could partner with instead of building something new.
Florida Healthy Kids Corporation coordinates coverage for roughly 300,000 children and is responsible for selecting plans, collecting about $31 million a month in premiums and determining eligibility. Those are some of the main functions of the online exchanges.
The organization deals with individual coverage, while the exchange will also have to offer insurance plans to small businesses, but Executive Director Rich Robleto said they are essentially running the main operations required by the exchange now.
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