State politics and the creation of health insurance exchanges

D.K. Jones and S.L. Greer

American Journal of Public Health, 2013, vol. 103, issue 8, e8-e10

Abstract: Health insurance exchanges are a key component of the Affordable Care Act. Each exchange faces the challenge of minimizing friction with existing policies, coordinating churn between programs, and maximizing take-up. State-run exchanges would likely be better positioned to address these issues than a federally run exchange, yet only one third of states chose this path. Policymakers must ensure that their exchange-whether state or federally run-succeeds. Whether this happens will greatly depend on the political dynamics in each state. © 2013 American Journal of Public Health.

Keywords: article; government; health care policy; health insurance; human; organization and management; politics; United States, Health Care Reform; Health Insurance Exchanges; Health Policy; Humans; Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; Politics; State Government; United States (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2013
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