California First State to Begin Health Insurance Exchange

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This week, the California legislature passed two bills to set up a health-insurance marketplace. This move comes after the health care reform bill, which was passed in March, directed states to set up their own health care exchanges, or else their residents will receive access to a federal exchange. Governor Schwarzenegger is expected to sign the bills.

California is the first state to begin implementation of a health-care exchange. Massachusetts and Utah already had exchanges in place when the bill was passed... 

 

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