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AARP Mississippi Supports the State's Efforts to Develop a Health-Insurance Exchange
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SINCE PASSAGE OF THE "AFFORDABLE CARE ACT", A-A-R-P
HAS FOCUSED ON MAKING SURE THAT IT'S IMPLEMENTED TO BEST MEET THE NEEDS
OF OLDER AMERICANS AND THEIR FAMILIES--AS WELL AS ON HELPING ITS
MEMBERS, AND THE PUBLIC, UNDERSTAND THE NEW LAW--SO THAT THEY CAN MAKE
THE BEST DECISIONS FOR BOTH THEMSELVES AND THEIR LOVED-ONES.
RONDA GOODEN IS A-A-R-P MISSISSIPPI'S ASSOCIATE
STATE-DIRECTOR FOR COMMUNICATIONS...
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"THE
'MISSISSIPPI INSURANCE DEPARTMENT' IS PROACTIVELY DEVELOPING A
HEALTH-INSURANCE EXCHANGE, WITH CONSUMER-INPUT. AND, A-A-R-P
MISSISSIPPI SUPPORTS ITS EFFORTS. A NEW, COMPETITIVE
HEALTH-INSURANCE MARKETPLACE WILL GIVE MISSISSIPPI--NOT
OUTSIDE-INTERESTS--THE POWER TO ENSURE [THAT] MISSISSIPPIANS HAVE MORE
CONTROL, QUALITY-CHOICES, AND BETTER PROTECTIONS, WHEN THEY BUY
INSURANCE. INDIVIDUALS, FAMILIES, AND SMALL BUSINESSES WILL BE
ABLE TO CHOOSE IF THEY WANT TO BUY COVERAGE THROUGH A NEW, COMPETITIVE
HEALTH-INSURANCE MARKETPLACE."
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FOR MORE INFORMATION, VISIT
"A-A-R-P"-DOT-ORG-SLASH-"M-S".
