Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to pass a bill that appropriates $30.67 million in federal funds to create a state and federal health exchange partnership.

Highlights:

• Appropriates $30.67 million in federal funds to implement the cooperative agreement for a state and federal health exchange partnership, as outlined in the Affordable Care Act (Sec. 301).

• Requires the Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs to facilitate enrollment in, and inform consumers of, qualified health benefit plans offered through a producer, the federal health care exchange, a carrier, or another source in compliance with federal and state law (Sec. 304).

• Requires the Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs to conduct and oversee the consumer assistance function of the partnership exchange, including the creation a consumer complaint process and the oversight of insurers (Secs. 304, 306 & 307).

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