N.Y. slow to set up health exchange - POLITICO.com

N.Y. slow to set up health exchange - POLITICO.com: "New York has all the makings of an ahead-of-the-curve state when it comes to implementing health reform. It has passed progressive health policies prohibiting insurers from charging higher premiums based on age, gender or pre-existing conditions. It has taken the lead on health information technology and enrollment systems, enough to catch the eye of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and net a $27 million Early Innovator Grant. It takes one of the federal reform law’s most popular provisions even further by allowing young adults to stay on their parents’ insurance until age 29 instead of 26."