LANSING, Mich. (AP) — A coalition that includes Michigan's chapter of the AARP said Tuesday that it supports but wants changes to legislation that would help the state set up a health insurance exchange.
Michigan Consumers for Healthcare called for the addition of consumer representation on an exchange governing board that would be created by a plan pending in the state Legislature. The coalition also wants the exchange to have the final say on rating and certifying the health coverage plans that would be sold through the exchange.
Federal law requires each state to create an exchange where individuals and small businesses can buy health coverage by 2014. The federal government would create an exchange for states that don't comply.
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