State insurance exchanges - Alaska

Summary of differences between federal and state regulations

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) must make a determination on or before January 1, 2013, that a state will in fact have an exchange in operation by 2014 and that the exchange meets the requirements of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) and HHS guidance. In a letter dated November 15, 2012, Secretary Sebelius indicated that a state may submit both a letter of intent and an application to operate its own exchange by December 14, 2012. If a state elects not to operate an exchange, or if the HHS determines that the state will not be able to have an exchange operational by 2014 that meets the law’s requirements, the ACA gives the HHS the authority to establish and operate such exchange within the state.

State

Contacts

Department of Commerce, Community and Economic Development -  Division of Insurance

Department of Health and Social Services

Regulations

None.

Federal

Contacts

Center for Consumer Information and Insurance Oversight (CCIIO)

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)

Regulations

45 CFR Parts 155, 156, and 157