Under the healthcare law, states are required to develop an infrastructure that would support secure health insurance exchanges by 2014. The health insurance exchanges would allow businesses and individuals to shop and compare health plans. If these exchanges are not implemented by the posted deadline, the federal government will require tardy states to implement a federally established exchange.
Indiana, Washington state and Rhode Island received $6.8 million, $23 million and $5.2 million, respectively, to continue or start building their own health insurance exchanges.
Read the news report about health insurance exchange funding.
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