Updated at 12:09 p.m. Feb. 19 to reflect that West Virginia is seeking a partnership exchange with the federal government, while South Dakota is not.
It\’s official. The Obama administration will be running new health insurance marketplaces in at least 26 states— including the major population centers of Texas, Florida and Pennsylvania.
The federal government had hoped more states this week would agree to form a partnership exchange—the deadline to apply was Friday—but the offer was largely rebuffed. New Jersey, Ohio and Florida, several of the biggest states that had not declared their intentions, officially said no late in the week.
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