Pennsylvania cannot decide whether to operate its own health insurance exchange or allow the federal government to operate an exchange for the state until it gets more information from the federal government about the regulations governing exchanges, how much they will cost to operate, and what a partnership with the federal government might look like.
That’s the message Pennsylvania Governor Tom Corbett conveyed last week.
Health insurance exchanges are among the most important components of the Affordable Care Act.  States have until December 14 to inform the federal government whether they will operate their own exchange and Pennsylvania is one of ten states that still had not made this decision.
Read more about Governor Corbett’s thoughts on health insurance exchanges and the additional information he seeks before deciding in this PA Independent articleHealth Benefits Claim Form.