States Given Flexibility for Health Law Marketplace Rules
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States will be able to set their own standards for determining which insurers can sell medical coverage in online marketplaces that will serve an estimated 24 million people under the U.S. health-care overhaul.
Rules announced today by the Obama administration allow states to determine whether insurers led by UnitedHealth Group Inc. must bid to compete in the exchanges, or meet general standards set by the state that fit within broad federal guidelines. They also allow states to pool their exchanges.