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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....

During President Barack Obama’s state of the union address on February 12, the President touched on a number of key health care reform issues signaling that he will continue to push forward his agenda during his second Presidential term.

Early on in his speech, President Obama addressed the rising deficit, and the potential sequester in particular.  While the President stated that the sequester...