What does it take to build a health insurance exchange that works?
An early start. A detailed plan. A staff and contractors who know what they’re doing. Lots of public outreach.
And in Connecticut, $156.3 million.
That’s how much it’s expected to cost to get the new federally mandated exchange, Access Health CT, up and fully running. The exchange began enrolling people Oct. 1, but the “build” of the system continues through this year as bugs are fixed and functionality is added.