Unsustainable: Major Insurer Exits Obamacare In Ohio
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Unsustainable: Major Insurer Exits Obamacare In Ohio Anthem's Exit Leaves Over 10,000 People In At Least 18 'Counties Without A Single Insurer'
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Over 10,000 Ohioans Left Without An Insurance Exchange Option
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* "Anthem's exit means there will be no companies selling statewide in
* "In 18 counties, including
* "In 2018, Anthem was the only insurer on the ACA exchange in these counties, Portman's office said:
"The move will mark the second region at risk of being bare of ACA marketplace insurers, after
Anthem's Ohio Departure 'Is A Worrisome Sign That Even Some Of The Individual Market's Stalwarts Are Having Second Thoughts'
"The move is the first withdrawal by Anthem, a huge exchange insurer that has warned repeatedly that it was weighing its future in the ACA marketplaces, which sell health insurance to individuals. The decision will likely create alarm in the other 13 states where Anthem offers individual health-insurance plans. So far, the insurer has filed 2018 ACA plans with regulators in other states, including
* "While Anthem, which operates for-profit
* "If Anthem were to exit the federal health insurance exchanges entirely, 'there could be hundreds of thousands of people without any option on the exchange,' said
For 2018 More And More States Left With Fewer And Fewer Insurance Choices
"Anthem is only the latest insurer to pull back from the exchanges for next year.
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* "Aetna sells health plans in 50 of
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