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[snip]JUNEAU -- Alaska Gov. Sean Parnell on Tuesday rejected the idea of a state-run health insurance exchange under the federal health care law, saying "federally mandated programs should be paid for by federal dollars."An exchange is a marketplace for coverage options. Under the federal health care law, the government can step in and establish exchanges in states where none exist.Parnell last year angered some Democratic state lawmakers by refusing to apply for federal funds to help set up an exchange. In February 2011, he said the state would pursue lawful, market-based solutions of its own, including looking at the potential for an exchange without the "shiny but poisonous apple" of federal dollars and mandates "that create federal dependency and control."On Tuesday, Parnell's decision was announced shortly after the state health department released a consultant's report on exchange design options and costs. The report, by Public Consulting Group, modeled the cost of an exchange at $6.7 million, and recommended consideration of such things as a consumer administrative fee and advertising revenue to help cover the cost. The analysis was based on a potential exchange enrollment of 77,000.[/snip]
Yep, Alaskan Gov. Sean Parnell announced that they are not participating in the Obamacare exchange. That makes, what? 29 states now?
Only 28 more to go!
