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SHRED

(28,136 posts) Thu Oct 24, 2013, 08:40 AM Oct 2013

Those states that didn't set up their own ACA exchanges

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Does anyone have the breakdown on the states that rebelled?
Specifically which and how many states are ran by Republicans that refused to create their own exchange?

And also how many are blue that did.

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Those states that didn't set up their own ACA exchanges (Original Post) SHRED Oct 2013 OP

Here's an interactive map that has MineralMan Oct 2013 #1

This site was very helpful, thanks. a kennedy Oct 2013 #6

I can understand states using the federal exchanges, it the ones that didn't expand Medicaid that Hoyt Oct 2013 #2

We should not be encouraging ANY state to have its own exchange. BlueStreak Oct 2013 #3

Good point. Hoyt Oct 2013 #5

The Minnesota exchange site is up, running, and working. MineralMan Oct 2013 #7

Only 16 set up their own exchange right? Puzzledtraveller Oct 2013 #4

MineralMan

(146,317 posts)

1. Here's an interactive map that has

Reply to SHRED (Original post)

Thu Oct 24, 2013, 09:10 AM

Oct 2013

all of the information, state by state. Just hover over the state that interests you.

http://www.commonwealthfund.org/Maps-and-Data/State-Exchange-Map.aspx

a kennedy

(29,673 posts)

6. This site was very helpful, thanks.

Reply to MineralMan (Reply #1)

Thu Oct 24, 2013, 10:10 AM

Oct 2013

Hoyt

(54,770 posts)

2. I can understand states using the federal exchanges, it the ones that didn't expand Medicaid that

Reply to SHRED (Original post)

Thu Oct 24, 2013, 09:35 AM

Oct 2013

really sux.

BlueStreak

(8,377 posts)

3. We should not be encouraging ANY state to have its own exchange.

Reply to Hoyt (Reply #2)

Thu Oct 24, 2013, 09:49 AM

Oct 2013

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I am surprised we don't really have cases of Republican Governors taking on their own exchanges in order to really screw it up.

Once the healthcare.gov mess is cleaned up, people living in red states will be far better off with the national exchange. And that makes it easier to envision adding a public option to the exchanges.

Hoyt

(54,770 posts)

5. Good point.

Reply to BlueStreak (Reply #3)

Thu Oct 24, 2013, 10:08 AM

Oct 2013

MineralMan

(146,317 posts)

7. The Minnesota exchange site is up, running, and working.

Reply to BlueStreak (Reply #3)

Thu Oct 24, 2013, 10:29 AM

Oct 2013

Since each state has its own insurance providers, along with a smaller customer base than the national site, building the web resource was easier. Not that the MN site didn't have it's own problems, but they got fixed quickly. I think the states with their own exchanges are actually working better than the national site in general.

Sometimes, bigger isn't better.

Puzzledtraveller

(5,937 posts)

4. Only 16 set up their own exchange right?

Reply to SHRED (Original post)

Thu Oct 24, 2013, 09:56 AM

Oct 2013

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