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By Sean Whaley | Nevada News Bureau
CARSON CITY — The Silver State Health Insurance Exchange is moving forward to ensure that Nevada will have a state-based exchange operational by Oct. 1, 2013, following the Supreme Court ruling Thursday upholding most of the federal health care law.
To date, the state has been awarded about $24.7 million in federal grants to pay for the exchange’s establishment and implementation.
“Nevada was prudent to begin implementation over a year and a half ago rather than wait and risk federal intervention,” said Jon Hager, executive director of the exchange. “Thanks to advanced planning and foresight, Nevada is positioned to implement a state-based health insurance exchange that is built with the needs of Nevadans in mind.”
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