Washington -- Six states and a New England organization will receive $241 million in "early innovator" grants to develop the technology Americans will use to purchase insurance through exchanges operated by states.
"Beginning in 2014, states will provide private insurance exchanges to pool purchasing power," said Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius. "Exchanges will make finding health insurance much easier by giving people a one-stop shop where they can compare and choose a health plan that's right for them."
Kansas, Maryland, New York, Oklahoma, Oregon, Wisconsin and a multistate consortium of individuals and businesses led by the University of Massachusetts Medical School will share the funds. The groups will build the consumer interfaces and other online technology that individuals will use to access the health insurance exchanges mandated by the national health system reform law.
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Author: Charles Fiegl
