Thursday, July 30, 2009

Section 206 - "other"

The "other" sections are the real killers... here we get the reminder that the Commissioner is responsible for coordinating the distribution of cost-sharing credits to the providers and coordination of risk-pooling. Both concepts are still unclear to me.

Here in the "other" section, we also get a brand-new federal deparment - the Office of the Inspector General for the Health Insurance Exchange. The IG is appointed by the president. The entire office gets terminated 5 years after this Act is enacted. Right... but anyway, the office is basically there to audit the exchange and make sure they don't screw up. There is also an interesting provision:
The provisions of subsections (b) (other than paragraphs (1) and (3)), (d) (other than paragraph (1)), and (e) of section 121 of division A of the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2009 (Public Law 110–343) shall apply

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