Will Ohio’s Tea Party Lieutenant Governor settle for a federally-run health insurance exchange?
On January 18, 2012, a report from the White House provided an update on the progress made by States in the implementation of Health Insurance Exchanges (Exchanges). It said that 28 states were on their way toward establishing their own state-run Exchanges, which is a key aspect of the Affordable Care Act (ACA).
The 28 states on this list had both Democratic and Republican Governors, and had applied for federal funding to plan and establish Exchanges. While moving at different paces, the report indicated that the states demonstrated a “diversity of approaches and progress.”
Not unexpectedly, to those who’ve been paying attention, Ohio was not on this list. [Read more…]