Kitzhaber: Moving Cover Oregon to the federal exchange is 'the right call'

Portland Business Journal:

Gov. John Kitzhaber, whose efforts made Oregon a shining example of health reform before Cover Oregon sputtered, won't stand in the way of the health exchange moving to the federal government's site.

The Cover Oregon board of directors will decide today whether to accept the recommendation of its technology committee move its semi-functional exchange to HealthCare.gov for private enrollments. Medicaid enrollments would be handled by the Oregon Health Authority entirely and the Cover Oregon site…

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