LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Arkansas insurance officials held a summit Tuesday to discuss how to set up an insurance exchange required under the federal health care overhaul, prompting complaints from Republican legislators who have objected to the state seeking funds for the program.
The daylong summit came more than a week after Gov. Mike Beebe decided against asking the federal government for a $3.8 million planning and study grant after GOP lawmakers objected to the move.
The exchange would be an online marketplace for individuals and small businesses to shop for health insurance. The federal law requires states to either set up an exchange or face having one established for them by the federal government.
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