Obama's Budget Outlines $2.2B Needed To Fully Fund ACA Implementation

Health insurance exchanges are estimated to cost the federal government $2.2 billion in fiscal 2016, according to President Obama's fiscal 2016 budget request that fully funds Affordable Care Act implementation. Across all accounts, the administration is requesting $639 million for marketplace operations, $808 million for consumer information and outreach, $657 million for marketplace information technology and $85 million for federal administration. The $2.2 billion total includes $1.56 billion in user fees and $629 million in requested budget authority that would...