HHS Awards 13 States $185 Million to Build Exchanges

States don’t have forever to ponder their choices in creating health insurance exchanges under the health care law—and to help push that process along, 13 states and the District of Columbia were awarded $185 million in grants Friday to fund their efforts in developing exchanges.

Three states previously were awarded the “establishment grants,” which go to actually build exchanges as distinct from planning them. Forty-nine states previously received planning grants.

A third category of exchange funding is “innovator grants,” which have gone to seven states to develop information technology systems all states can draw on in developing exchanges. Read the full post...