As implementation of President Obama’s health insurance reform law continues, a major deadline has come and gone.
States were required to notify the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) by Friday, February 15, if they planned to establish a state-based health benefits Exchange. If HHS did not receive notification, the state is deemed to default to a federally-run Exchange. Regardless of whether the state or federal government is in charge, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) requires that Exchanges be operational by October 1 of this year....
