| February 15th was the final deadline for states to announce whether they want to be a state partnership on the health insurance marketplaces (exchanges).
Exchanges are marketplaces where individuals can shop for insurance plans for the most affordable option among competing insurance companies. If states choose not to establish a state exchange, they can choose to partner with the federal government in a partnership exchange to share operation functions. States who choose neither will be defaulted to a federally facilitated exchange (FFE), in which the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) will run the exchange. Below is a breakdown of what each state decided. *Please note that the states in bold have federally recognized Tribes. State Partnership Exchanges: The following states have expressed they want to establish a state partnership:
They are joining the following conditionally approved states for state partnership. HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius, after reviewing state applications for a state or partnership exchange, grants conditional approval and provides the information states need to guide their continued work.
State Exchanges: The following states have been conditionally approved by HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius for establishing a state exchange:
Federally Facilitated Exchanges (FFE): The states that are defaulting to a federally facilitated exchange include:
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