The Oregon House has reached an impasse on a proposed a health insurance exchange bill due to divided opinions on whether the exchange should be allowed to negotiate for lower rates with health insurers, according to a BusinessWeek news report.
Under the healthcare law, states are required to develop an infrastructure by 2014 that would support secure health insurance exchanges, which would allow businesses and individuals to shop and compare health plans.
The health insurance exchange bill, which prohibits the insurance exchange from negotiating for lower rates, passed through the Senate but is facing stark opposition, particularly from Rep. Mitch Greenlick, the Democratic co-chair of the House Health Care Committee.
Read the news report about the Oregon health insurance exchange bill.
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Under the healthcare law, states are required to develop an infrastructure by 2014 that would support secure health insurance exchanges, which would allow businesses and individuals to shop and compare health plans.
The health insurance exchange bill, which prohibits the insurance exchange from negotiating for lower rates, passed through the Senate but is facing stark opposition, particularly from Rep. Mitch Greenlick, the Democratic co-chair of the House Health Care Committee.
Read the news report about the Oregon health insurance exchange bill.
Related Articles on Health Insurance Exchanges:
3 States Receive Millions from CMS to Build Insurance Exchanges
Oklahoma Lawmakers to Study Health Insurance Exchanges
House Passes Bill to Defund State Insurance Exchanges