Two-thirds of the 3 percent fee on premiums collected by the Arkansas Health Insurance Marketplace this year go to the federal government to support the operations of healthcare.gov, the website where individuals can purchase coverage under the Affordable Care Act. The rest of the fee on premiums for plans sold through the portal supports the state marketplace, which approves the plans and helps consumers enroll. Articles about the marketplace on the front page on Aug. 22 and the Arkansas page on Sept. 13 incorrectly stated what share of the fee goes to the federal government.
A spokesman for the campaign of Attorney General Leslie Rutledge responded to an ethics reform proposal made Monday by her Democratic challenger, Mike Lee. An article Tuesday should have made clear that the comments came from a spokesman, rather than the Republican incumbent herself.
Metro on 09/19/2018