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Rent a health-insurance exchange

June 16, 2015by Robert Whitcomb in Uncategorized tagged Illinois Hospital Association, King vs. Burwell

The Illinois Hospital Association says the cash-strapped state might be able to set up a health-insurance exchange at a lower cost by “leasing” the federal government’s technology, which could appeal to as many as 34 states where a U.S. Supreme Court decision in King vs. Burwell could imperil insurance subsides.

The association also suggests the state could rent from another state that has its own exchange, such as Kentucky’s much admired exchange.