Idaho- Health Insurance Carriers Could be Used in Federal Exchange

Proponents of the state-based health insurance exchange may have just had the air let out of one of their main arguments against the federal government creating one for Idaho.

Gov. Butch Otter told the Idaho Chamber Alliance Monday that he received confirmation from the federal government that the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services would use Gem State insurance carriers in its exchange setup.

Opponents of letting the federal government establish the exchange have argued for months that anything other than a state-based exchange would hurt Idaho’s insurance companies and cost Gem State jobs.

http://www.idahoreporter.com/2012/idaho-health-insurance-carriers-could-be-used-in-federal-exchange/

Hat tip: Idaho Reporter