http://wamc.org en http://wamc.org/post/vermont-health-exchange-gets-conditional-federal-ok <p>Vermont has won conditional federal approval for its plan to build a consumer-friendly health insurance marketplace, or exchange.<br><br>Vermont is now one of 17 states to have gotten word from a division of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services that they are on track to have a health exchange ready for business by Oct. 1.<br><br>Robin Lunge, Gov. Peter Shumlin's director of health reform, says much work remains to get the exchange up and running.<br> Thu, 03 Jan 2013 22:35:00 +0000 Pat Bradley 55025 at http://wamc.org