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Summary:
Current Status in Establishing Exchange:
State will default to federally-run exchange.
Decision Process:
Executive Order.
Exchange Funding:
· In September of 2010, the Louisiana State Department of Health and Hospitals was awarded almost $1 million federal Exchange planning grant; the Department announced in March that this money would be returned.
Benchmark Plan:
· Since the state has not determined an EHB benchmark plan, Louisiana will defaul to the largest small-group plan in the state, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Louisiana GroupCare PPO.
Additional Information:
· Governor Bobby Jindal (R) signed into a law bill prohibiting plans operating in a state based exchange from offering abortions.
· The federal government will assume full responsibility for running a health insurance exchange in Louisiana beginning in 2014.
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