Maybe not . . .
The federal government will likely be involved in running the ObamaCare exchange in at least 30 states, 26 of which expressly declined to establish state exchanges. One health-policy expert refers to it as an "administrative nightmare" for the Department of Health and Human Services.
Enrolling them will likely prove a daunting challenge for the federal government.
"HHS expected to be running zero exchanges," said Michael Cannon, director of health policy studies at the libertarian Cato Institute. "They have been throwing money at states to bribe them to start exchanges. HHS maintains they'll have these things up and running by October 2013. I don't know anyone who is confident about that and I'm ready to predict that they will not."
Cannon noted that the federal government even faces challenges regarding all exchanges, including ones run by states.
"For all exchanges, HHS has to be able to transmit data to the IRS to determine who is eligible for the tax credits, a huge data project," he said. "HHS also has to help states with reinsurance and risk adjustment mechanisms which involves a lot of data on individual health profiles and dealing with privacy protections."
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The federal government will likely be involved in running the ObamaCare exchange in at least 30 states, 26 of which expressly declined to establish state exchanges. One health-policy expert refers to it as an "administrative nightmare" for the Department of Health and Human Services.
Enrolling them will likely prove a daunting challenge for the federal government.
"HHS expected to be running zero exchanges," said Michael Cannon, director of health policy studies at the libertarian Cato Institute. "They have been throwing money at states to bribe them to start exchanges. HHS maintains they'll have these things up and running by October 2013. I don't know anyone who is confident about that and I'm ready to predict that they will not."
Cannon noted that the federal government even faces challenges regarding all exchanges, including ones run by states.
"For all exchanges, HHS has to be able to transmit data to the IRS to determine who is eligible for the tax credits, a huge data project," he said. "HHS also has to help states with reinsurance and risk adjustment mechanisms which involves a lot of data on individual health profiles and dealing with privacy protections."
Read More At IBD: 26 States Decline ObamaCare Exchange; 'Administrative Nightmare' Seen - Investors.com
