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HHS Awards Grants to 48 States for Health Insurance Exchanges

The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) awarded nearly $49 million to help 48 states and the District of Columbia plan for the establishment of health insurance exchanges. Starting in 2014, health insurance exchanges will put greater control and greater choice in the hands of individuals and small businesses. The state-based exchanges will make purchasing health insurance easier by providing eligible consumers and businesses with one place where they can compare and purchase health insurance coverage. These grants of up to $1 million each will give states the resources they need to conduct the research and planning needed to build a better health insurance marketplace and determine how their exchanges will be operated and governed. Alaska and Minnesota were the only two states to turn down the grants. (HHS Press Release 09/30) (Hill 09/30)

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