Exec Who Led Nevada Health Exchange Amid Rollout Woes Resigns Post
DeRousse is one of three key officials to depart from the exchange since last year. She has been with the agency since it started three years ago. The exchange's first executive director,
DeRousse said she's shifting her career out of government.
"I have spent an amazing three years doing historic work. But I am looking forward to new challenges and experiences in the private sector."
DeRousse leaves the exchange in the middle of an open enrollment period when consumers can buy subsidized health insurance plans offered through the Affordable Care Act.
The exchange came online in 2011 after Gov.
The exchange hired
The exchange's board fired
DeRousse was often an intermediary between consumers and
She was also influential in relaunching Health Link this year. She worked with federal officials on unplugging
The state has seen few problems compared with last year. More than 47,000 consumers have already enrolled this year -- 10,000 more than last year's total. The state is likely to top the 50,000 number by the end of open enrollment on
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