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owala In 5 StatesFederal officials will give small businesses in five states an early chance to try out the delayed health insurance exchange for their employees to fix any glitches before the site goes live in other states. Meanwhile, Minn. Gov. Mark Dayton calls the MNsure rollout his biggest disappointment, and the Covered Oregon board votes on a new course.CQ Healthbeat:聽CMS Chief Prepares For Second Open Enrollment PeriodThe second year of open enrollment under the health care law brings its own set of unique challenges, the head of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Studies said Wednesday. CMS Administrator Marilyn Tavenner provided a few brief glimpses into the second open enrollment period for the laws insurance exchanges, which will extend from Nov. 15 until Feb. 15, at a forum hosted by the National Institute for Health Care Management Foundation. Tavenner s agency is tasked with both getting people re-enrolled and getting a new group signed up Attias, 9/3 . The Hill:聽Soft Launch Planned For Obamacares Business Exchange Federal health officials are planning to give small businesses in select states an early chance to try ObamaCare s delayed health insu
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