Wall Street’s Take On Health Care Exchanges
Executive Summary
Health care exchanges for expanding insurance coverage as part of the Affordable Care Act will open in time to meet the law’s January 1 deadline, but their “robustness” and ease of use, at least initially, may be questionable, a panel of experts tells Wall Street.
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