Many states leaving insurance exchanges to federal government
Tuesday, December 18, 2012 - 12:20
in Mathematics & Economics
Republican governors' refusal to set up their states' own online markets is now seen by consumer advocates as a blessing, because the Obama administration will run their programs.WASHINGTON — Despite years of prodding and pleading by the Obama administration, close to half of the nation's governors will not take a critical step to implement the president's healthcare law next year, leaving the job of running new insurance markets for their residents to the federal government.