JEFFERSON CITY • The federal government likely will start setting up Missouri's health insurance exchange, but state leaders and health experts are leaving open the possibility of converting it to a state-based program down the road. Last Tuesday, Missouri voters overwhelmingly passed a ballot measure that bars Gov. Jay Nixon's administration from starting work on an insurance exchange and the state Legislature hasn't acted, so Missouri won't meet the federal government's Friday deadline for submitting proposals. The health insurance exchange idea — one of the key provisions of the federal Affordable Care Act — is intended to offer consumers an online marketplace for buying private health...
0 Responses to Federal government will start setting up Missouri's health exchange