Gov. John Kitzhaber and the 2011 Legislature deserve credit for moving swiftly to implement the federal health reform law by creating the Oregon Health Insurance Exchange. Starting Jan. 1, 2014, the exchange will be a central marketplace for individuals and employers with 50 or fewer employees to purchase private health insurance plans. In 2016, employers with as many as 100 employees may participate. But to achieve the exchange's legislatively mandated mission of "increasing the quality, reliability and availability of health insurance for all Oregonians and lowering or containing the cost of health insurance," the Legislature should expand the exchange's consumer base by allowing for the participation of Oregonians who are covered by plans sponsored by employers with more than 100 employees.
http://www.oregonlive.com/opinion/index.ssf/2012/02/health_care_reform_insurance_e.html
Hat tip: Oregon Live
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