HHS Announces Partnership Exchange Programs; Shares Exchange Blueprint Tool

As the Department of Health and Human Services announced six more states will receive more than $181 million in grants to help establish Affordable Insurance Exchanges, it also issued an Exchange Blueprint for states to use to demonstrate how their exchange will offer competitive-priced private payor options.

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The Exchange Blueprint also sets forth the application process for states seeking to enter into a Partnership Exchange. If a state chooses to operate its own Exchange or a Partnership Exchange, HHS will review and potentially approve or conditionally approve the Exchange no later than Jan. 1, 2013, so it can begin offering coverage on Jan. 1, 2014.  

Those states are Illinois, Nevada, Oregon, South Dakota, Tennessee and Washington. Including the latest six, 34 states and the District of Columbia have received grants to help fund the building and implementation of insurance exchanges, which are designed to help consumers and small businesses choose private health insurance plans.

States can apply for exchange grants through the end of 2014. This map includes a state-by-state breakdown of grant awards and what each state plans to do with its exchange funding.

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