--- title: Federal officials warn state healthcare exchanges may be delayed description: Federal officials warn state healthcare exchanges may be delayed --- # Federal officials warn state healthcare exchanges may be delayed - Home - [Employee Benefit News for School, City and County Employers](https://blog.nisbenefits.com) - Federal officials warn state healthcare exchanges may be delayed [ Valerie Ortiz ](https://blog.nisbenefits.com/author/valerie-ortiz) 07/26/2013 [ Legislative News](https://blog.nisbenefits.com/topic/aca-other-legislative-news) [0 Comments ](https://blog.nisbenefits.com/federal-officials-warn-state-healthcare-exchanges-may-be-delayed#postComment) 1 Minutes The recent postponement of the employer mandate provision has caused numerous challenges for the implementation of the Affordable Care Act, with state healthcare exchanges at the top of the list. Reuters reported that two government officials suggested the new state healthcare exchange may also be delayed due to inadequate preparation. Alan Duncan, an auditor with the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration, and John Dicken of the government accountability office advised states and health insurance companies to be aware that further testing is needed before Oct. 1. The federal government and numerous states have already missed important healthcare exchange deadlines, according to Reuters. "The lack of adequate testing could result in significant delays and errors in accepting and processing [...] applications for health insurance coverage," Duncan said at the House of Representatives Oversight and Government Reform committee. USA Today reported any delay in state healthcare exchanges may result in more than 1 million individuals failing to receive health coverage. With the insurance exchanges less than 90 days away, more testing is needed by states to ensure a smooth implementation of the new system.  --- #### Tag: [ Legislative News](https://blog.nisbenefits.com/topic/aca-other-legislative-news) #### Share: - [Follow us on Facebook ](http://www.facebook.com/share.php?u=https://blog.nisbenefits.com/federal-officials-warn-state-healthcare-exchanges-may-be-delayed) - [Follow us on Twitter ](https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?url=https://blog.nisbenefits.com/federal-officials-warn-state-healthcare-exchanges-may-be-delayed&text=Federal%20officials%20warn%20state%20healthcare%20exchanges%20may%20be%20delayed) - [Follow us on Linkedin ](http://www.linkedin.com/shareArticle?mini=true&url=https://blog.nisbenefits.com/federal-officials-warn-state-healthcare-exchanges-may-be-delayed) - [Follow us on Pinterest ](http://pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=https://blog.nisbenefits.com/federal-officials-warn-state-healthcare-exchanges-may-be-delayed&text=Federal%20officials%20warn%20state%20healthcare%20exchanges%20may%20be%20delayeddescription=The%20recent%20postponement%20of%20the%20employer%20mandate%20provision%20has%20caused%20numerous%20challenges%20for%20the%20implementation%20of%20the%20Affordable%20Care%20Act,%20with%20state[...]&media=) --- [#### MN officials look to release health exchange overview ##### Previous Post ](https://blog.nisbenefits.com/mn-officials-look-to-release-health-exchange-overview) [#### MN university reduces employee health care coverage ##### Next Post ](https://blog.nisbenefits.com/mn-university-reduces-employee-health-care-coverage) ### Leave a Reply This is a search field with an auto-suggest feature attached. - 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