Understanding the Role of the "Exchange" or "Gateway"


 

Publication Date: July 2009

Publisher: Families USA

Author(s): Families USA

Research Area: Health

Keywords: health reform, insurance exchange, private insurance

Type: Brief

Coverage: United States

Abstract:

This brief discusses the new health insurance marketplace, or exchange, that is being developed in national health reform proposals. This short piece looks at how an exchange would work and how it could help middle-class and low-income families find and keep the affordable, quality health care they deserve.