Under the recently upheld Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Maryland and all other states are required to determine what essential health insurance benefits will be offered by all plans...

While many states have yet to publicly decide between a health exchange run internally or by the federal government, Minnesota begins visualizing what its system will look like.

Next year, one-fifth...

This month, Nebraska governor Dave Heineman announced his decision to let the federal government run the state's benefits exchange in 2014.

Nebraska is among 16 other states that defaulted to a...

As the federal government has extended the deadline, Pennsylvania governor Tom Corbett has only two weeks left to decide if the state will set up its own benefits exchange or leave the task to the...

Last week, state officials notified the Obama administration Ohio will not set up its own health insurance exchange, leaving the job to the federal government.

Governor John Kasich's press secretary...

Among other states that haven't yet filed their decision, Pennsylvania received a one-month extension to notify the federal government of whether it will organize its own benefits exchange.

Gov. Scott Walker has until Friday to announce whether Wisconsin will establish its own state-run health insurance exchange or accept the federal government's system.

This week, Walker has been...

In anticipation of the state's first nationwide health insurance exchange, Minnesota officials are submitting plans to the federal government Friday, which is the deadline for states that expect to...

A recent study shows that in response to the individual health insurance mandate, many health insurance leaders are preparing or implementing plans to participate in health insurance exchanges. The...

As each state is making the final decisions on what essential benefits will be provided to workers through the mandated health insurance exchanges, many trends are becoming apparent.

Each state is...