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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.
The Federal government awarded Kansas two grants to build its Affordable Insurance Exchange:
- The State Planning Grant, awarded September 30, 2010, in the amount of $1,000,000; and
- The Early Innovator Grant, awarded February 16, 2011, in the amount of $31.5 million.
In August 2011, Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback announced that the state would return the Early Innovator Grant.
On May 2011, Gov. Brownback signed HB 2075 prohibiting health plans within a Kansas exchange from offering abortion coverage unless a woman’s life is endangered. The Kansas Insurance Commissioner created a steering committee with eight exchange planning work groups to gather information and make recommendations for establishing a state run exchange.
On November 8, 2012, Gov. Brownback announced Kansas would not establish a state sponsored exchange or a state-federal partnership exchange.
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Department of Health and Environment
Kansas Insurance Planning Work Groups
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Kansas Statutes
Chapter 40 Article 2, 40-2,190
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