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Some States Doing Residents A Favor By Letting Feds Handle Exchange

Leon County Judge John Cooper on June 30, 2022, in a screen grab from The Florida Channel.
The Florida Channel
Leon County Judge John Cooper on June 30, 2022, in a screen grab from The Florida Channel.

At his site Our Health Policy Matters, consultant Paul Gionfriddo writes that the states refusing to participate in setting up insurance exchanges might actually be doing residents a favor. The states that are refusing have such a poor track record on health policy, Gionfriddo says, that the people will get better care if their state isn’t involved.

Originally founded in December 2006 as an independent grassroots publication dedicated to coverage of health issues in Florida, Health News Florida was acquired by WUSF Public Media in September 2012.