>Countdown to NJ’s health insurance exchange
2012 is the year that the first major components of the federal Affordable Care Act will be put in place nationwide. The top priority, at least in New Jersey, is to develop a health insurance exchange — a virtual marketplace that will let individuals and small businesses comparison shop for coverage.
Trenton needs to get the job done by June 30, which is the deadline to apply for an estimated $5 million in long-term federal grants to actually implement the government-mandated insurance exchange. (Fitzgerald, NJ Spotlight)
