6 States Are Limited on Implementation Time State Timeline – 2012 and 2013 State Legislative Sessions— Typically Run First Half of Year HHS Indicates States Must Select EHB Benchmark Plan by Q3 of 2012 State Applications for Exchange Certification due to HHS November 16, 2012 States Must Demonstrate to HHS by End of Year 2012 that they are Positioned to Operate an Exchange in 2014 to Avoid Federal Fallback States Must Decide Whether to Expand Medicaid Programs
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