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Tennessee Gov. Haslam Nixes Health Exchange Partnership

Tennessee won’t participate in a partnership with the federal government in establishing a health insurance exchange, Gov. Bill Haslam announced Friday. The Republican governor said in a letter to U.S. Health and Human Resources Secretary Kathleen Sebelius that the partnership …

West Virginia Still Weighing Health Exchange, Medicaid Options

West Virginia Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin has yet to decide whether to open the Medicaid program to more lower-income residents, or how individuals and small businesses will seek coverage through the federal health care overhaul, administration officials told legislators this …

North Carolina Gov. McCrory Opposes State Run Health Exchange

North Carolina Gov. Pat McCrory said he does not think the state is ready to run health exchanges called for in the federal Affordable Care Act. McCrory’s office issued a statement saying the governor had reviewed the advantages and disadvantages …

Mississippi Insurance Chief Wants State-Run Health Exchange, Not Partnership

After blocking Mississippi’s proposal for a state-run health insurance exchange because of divisions among state leaders on the plan, federal officials said Friday that they’re encouraging the state to seek approval for a partnership — an exchange jointly run by …