health insurance news

AISHealth–Regardless of the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision regarding the Affordable Care Act, many states have the infrastructure and ability to continue creating a state-run health insurance exchange.

WYNC–Insurance companies and trade groups are cautiously giving New York governor Andrew Cuomo support after he signed an executive order instructing the state to create a health insurance exchange.

The New York Times–Reacting to the New York Legislature’s refusal to create a health insurance exchange, governor Andrew Cuomo issued an executive order on April 12 instructing the state to do so.

WGRZ–New York governor Andrew Cuomo plans to start a state-run health insurance exchange through executive order. The Legislature has not included the funds to start an exchange in its budget.

Buffalo Bulletin–The idea of a health insurance exchange is appealing to a lot of businesses in Buffalo, New York.

Capitol Confidential–New York’s superintendent of the Department of Financial Services, Ben Lawsky, is beginning to increase pressure to create a state health insurance exchange in New York by releasing a long list of endorsements for an exchange, which include business groups.

Governing.com–A total of $230 million was given to ten states by the federal government’s Department of Health and Human Services. The money will be used to aid the development of health insurance exchanges in those states.