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Neb. health exchange would need 83K-100K enrollees

As many as 100,000 Nebraskans would need to enroll in a state-based health insurance exchange before the program could sustain itself as required, according to a report presented to lawmakers Friday.

By Grant Schulte, Associated Press | Updated on October 31, 2011

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — As many as 100,000 Nebraskans would need to enroll in a state-based health insurance exchange before the program could sustain itself as required, according to a report presented to lawmakers Friday.

Department Director Bruce Ramge told a legislative panel that 83,000 to 100,000 Nebraskans would need to join the exchange to comply with President Barack Obama’s health care overhaul. The state health care exchanges — one option Nebraska is exploring — would have to become self-supporting by 2016.

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