States to Decide Today How They Will Implement Their ‘Affordable Insurance Exchanges’

WASHINGTON, D.C.—Today is the deadline for states to apply to operate a state-based Affordable Insurance Exchange as required by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA).   States planning to operate a federal/state partnership exchange have until Feb. 15, 2013 to apply. Those states that do not apply will default to a federally run exchange.   A state may apply at any time to run an exchange in future years. Exchanges will have to start enrolling people in Oct. 2013 and be fully operational by Jan. 1, 2014.   Read the article on VMail