Creation of Health Insurance Exchanges Posing Challenges
Many states are encountering challenges in setting up electronic health insurance exchanges as mandated under the federal health reform law. States will need to coordinate the exchanges with Medicaid and the Children's Health Insurance Program. However, many officials and agencies charged with developing the exchanges are waiting on HHS regulations governing setup and operation. HHS plans to release the regulations in late spring.
- "Exchanges Giving States Migraines" (Feder, Politico, 4/12).