HHS Health Rules No Balm for States

Sure, the Obama administration is dumping piles of Affordable Care Act rules in everyone’s laps now. The danger, though, is that the rules have been held up so long that the states’ insurance commissioners — even the ones that want to implement the law — may have trouble making up for lost time.

That’s the word from the National Association of Insurance Commissioners meeting near Washington, D.C., last week, where commissioners from around the country told POLITICO that the Department of Health and Human Services has left large holes in its guidance for states building insurance exchanges — online marketplaces for individuals to access subsidized insurance plans.

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Source: Politico