Today is the deadline for states to decide whether they — or the federal government — will operate their health insurance exchange, and roughly two-thirds of all states are expected to have some type of federal partnership, according to estimates from consulting firm Avalere Health.
Seventeen states and the District of Columbia have already declared they will operate their insurance exchange on their own, and Utah is expected to do the same. However, the remaining 32 states have said the federal government will manage it, there will be a state-federal partnership or they are likely to choose one of those options, according to Avalere Health.
The states that have committed to running their own exchange will enroll an estimated 2.8 million people in exchange health plans. Roughly 8.2 million people will be able to buy health coverage through the exchanges when they go live Jan. 1, 2014.
Seventeen states and the District of Columbia have already declared they will operate their insurance exchange on their own, and Utah is expected to do the same. However, the remaining 32 states have said the federal government will manage it, there will be a state-federal partnership or they are likely to choose one of those options, according to Avalere Health.
The states that have committed to running their own exchange will enroll an estimated 2.8 million people in exchange health plans. Roughly 8.2 million people will be able to buy health coverage through the exchanges when they go live Jan. 1, 2014.
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