HEALTH CARE EXCHANGE TIMELINE
By 2014, all states will be required by to operate health care exchanges where people can shop around for insurance. A task force began meeting Tuesday to guide the process of building and implementing an exchange in Minnesota.
Here are key dates in the process:
February 2011: State received $1 million grant to start planning an exchange.
August 2011: State got $4.2 million grant to do more extensive planning, research and modeling.
Late 2011: Task force begins two-year process of developing and advising the commerce commissioner about how an exchange will work.
Jan. 1, 2013: States must demonstrate that exchanges can be operational by Jan. 1, 2014.
First half of 2013: Exchanges undergo testing.
Fall 2013: Exchanges hold open enrollment in preparation for launch.
Jan. 1, 2014: States begin to offer coverage over the exchanges.
Source: Minnesota Department of Commerce