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• States Use Sports Teams to Inform Public About Health Exchanges
• In an effort to get the word out about their new health exchanges, Massachusetts and Colorado are making use of local sports teams.

• Federal Data Hub Hobbling Health Exchange Implementation
• A new federal report questions whether the insurance marketplaces will be ready in time for Oct. 1.

• California Health Exchange Options and Premiums Revealed
• California's newly created health exchange announced the bottom line on its insurance policies and rates Thursday, bringing sharper focus to family impacts of next year's health care overhaul. Thirteen companies were selected to participate.

• California to Use Health Exchange for Voter Registration
• In a move that other states are expected to follow, California is giving people who contact the state's new health exchange to buy insurance the opportunity to register to vote at the same time.

• What's the Back-Up Plan for Health Insurance Exchanges?
• Nobody knows for sure, as critical deadlines approach.

• Public Unaware of State's Decisions on Health Reform
• A new poll underlines the disconnect between the debate among lawmakers and the public's knowledge about the federal health law's central provisions.

• The Story Behind the Biggest Mistake in Obamacare
• A Governing exclusive: Because of an error in the language of the Affordable Care Act, millions of people will be able to purchase private health insurance next year.

• Health Exchanges: States Avoid 'Partnership' But Claim Regulatory Power
• Some states are defaulting to a federal-run insurance marketplace, but hoping to keep their regulatory authority.

• States Will be Pushed to Take Control of Health Exchanges
• Insurers will likely lobby states to transition from federal to state control, an idea that's already on some states' minds.

• Health Reform Timelines Called Into Question Again
• Some state officials think the upcoming deadlines for health exchanges are unrealistic. A few are even floating the idea of an extension.

• Delaware Sets Early Example for Partnership Health Exchanges
• States have until Feb. 15 to decide if they want to partner with the feds on their health exchange. Delaware is one state to already choose that route.

• HHS Rebrands Health Exchanges as 'Marketplaces'
• In an effort to raise public awareness about the ACA, health insurance exchanges -- websites similar to Expedia where people can purchase health coverage -- will now be called 'health insurance marketplaces.'

• Some Health Exchanges to be Paid for with Surcharges Instead of Taxes
• Federally-run health insurance exchanges as well as some some state-run exchanges will be paid for using insurance premium surcharges, not separate taxes.

• Republican Governors Ask Obama for More Time on Health Exchanges
• Faced with the reality that the Affordable Care Act (ACA) will be fully implemented after President Barack Obama's reelection, Republican governors are asking for a sitdown with the White House to discuss state-level implementation -- and more time to plan their health exchanges.

• Health Exchange Deadline Extended for States
• Just days after President Barack Obama's reelection, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has extended the deadline for states to file their health insurance exchange plans.

• Health Exchange Plans Become Clearer After Election
• Governors are making their health exchange plans known as the Nov. 16 deadline approaches.

• What's Next for the Affordable Care Act?
• Obama's reelection means implementation will continue, but much is left to the states.

• As Retiree Health Benefits Decline, Exchanges Seen as Saviors
• Companies view the new state health exchanges as a viable alternative to employer-based support, according to a new report.

• Health Exchange Grants Would Be Cut Under Sequestration
• Though they are a small sliver of the $1.2 trillion in automatic cuts that would take effect on Jan. 1, 2013, the health exchange establishment grants—which are expected to fund almost all state planning for the online insurance marketplaces through 2014—would be cut $66 million if Congress and the White House can't agree on a plan for avoiding sequestration.

• Strict Federal Rules for Health Exchange Data Rankle States
• States are anxious to use federal data for other human services programs, but the IRS has prohibited it.

• Health Exchange Navigators Still an Unknown for Most States
• As exchange planning winds down, states still have to figure out contracts and funding for these public outreach entities.

• HHS Outlines Final Guidance for State Health Insurance Exchanges
• The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has finalized its guidelines for states to develop their health insurance exchanges created by the Affordable Care Act (ACA) and set a Nov. 16 deadline for states to submit their plans.

• House GOP Budget Proposes Defunding Health-Care Reform
• U.S. House Republicans have followed through on their pledge to defund the Affordable Care Act, including the exchange establishment grant program that's funding state efforts to implement health insurance marketplaces.

• 9 States Apply for Health Exchange Establishment Grants
• Nine states asked for health exchange establishment grants during the latest round of applications, a U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) official told Governing.

• Medicaid Expansion Complicates Health Insurance Exchanges
• Health-care executives and public officials say complexity and uncertainty reign as states continue to build online insurance marketplaces.

• HHS Announces New Exchange Funding Opportunities for States
• States will have 10 new opportunities to apply for federal funding to develop their health insurance exchanges outlined in the Affordable Care Act (ACA), the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced Friday.

• Top CMS Official to Step Down in July
• Steve Larsen, head of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS) Center for Consumser Information and Insurance Oversight (CCIIO), an agency that has played a key role in overseeing the implementation of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), will resign from his position some time in July.

• Maine Prepares to Launch First Statewide Electronic Image Network
• New medical image archive will reduce costs and make health care more efficient

• If ACA is Overturned: What Happens to $1 Billion in Exchange Grants?
• Some state officials say they believe the health exchange funding would continue, but the Obama administration remains silent.

• Red States Unswayed By Federal Health Exchange Plan
• Some states opposed to the Affordable Care Act are still declining to move forward with its implementation, unmoved by new guidance for a federally-run insurance marketplace.

• HHS Awards More State Health Exchange Establishment Grants to Six States
• The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) doled out another $181 million in health insurance exchange establishment grants Wednesday, bringing the total amount of money that the federal government has pumped into state efforts to craft the online marketplaces to more than $1 billion.

• Christie Vetoes New Jersey Health Exchange Bill
• New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie has vetoed a bill that would have created a state health insurance exchange, NJToday.net reports.

• New York Takes Rhode Island Route: ACA Exchange Via Executive Order
• Like Rhode Island's Gov. Lincoln Chafee, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo stepped in after legislation stalled in the statehouse.

• Rhode Island's Health Exchange Evolution
• This is the second in a series of articles about Rhode Island’s implementation of its health insurance exchange.

• Mixed Reviews on Feds' Health Insurance Exchange Blueprint for States
• Do it your way, but get it done. That's what the Obama administration is telling the states when it comes to carrying out the new health overhaul law that will eventually cover most of America's 50 million uninsured people.

• Rhode Island's Health Insurance Exchange Implementation: A Case Study
• The state's quick progress reveals the challenges of creating exchanges.

• HHS Awards 10 States With Exchange Establishment Grants
• The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) awarded Wednesday nearly $230 million in establishment grants to 10 states to aid in their development of health insurance exchanges created by the Affordable Care Act.

• Checking Up on Health Insurance Exchanges
• States are scrambling to set up their health insurance exchanges as the 2014 deadline looms.

• After Court Ruling, States Turn to Health Exchanges
• Some states are set to pick up the pace on establishing their insurance exchanges, while others could wait for the November election.