And early signs indicate many of the same challenges seen in the private market have carried over to the new, state-run insurance exchanges that are part of the health care overhaul: Only 24 states require insurers to cover weight loss surgery for patients.
adj. set up to endure. 1  begun. 2  chartered. 3  codified. 4  completed. 5  conceived. 6  endowed. 7  equipped. 8  finished. 9  founded. 10  inaugurated. 11  incorporated. 12  initiated. 13  instituted. 14  organized. 15  originated. 16  produced. 17  ratified. 18  realized. 19  set up. 20  settled. 21  systematized.
found 1. tr.v. foundÂ·ed, foundÂ·ing, founds. 1. To establish or set up, especially with provision for continuing existence: The college was founded in 1872. See Synonyms at establish. 2. To establish the foundation or basis of; base: found a theory on firm evidence.