Facing a deadline of 2014 to launch the exchanges, states are considering other options such as expanding existing agencies and using executive orders that would avoid approval by unwilling legislators.
In Mississippi, where two exchange bills recently died in the legislature, the state insurance department plans to launch an exchange as part of the state’s high-risk health insurance pool. Governors in other states, such as Arkansas, are considering executive orders.
Read the Politico report on funding for healthcare insurance exchanges.
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