By Sarah Kliff, Vox
There are at least three states that currently have just one health insurer planning to sell on their Obamacare marketplace in 2017: Alaska, Alabama, and Wyoming.
The health care law doesn't have a backup plan if any of those states have their sole carriers drop out.
"This is a tough situation because there isn’t a good contingency plan right now," says Caroline Pearson, senior vice president at the research firm Avalere Health, who focuses on the Obamacare marketplaces.
A federal official told the Wall Street Journal he was "pretty confident" there would be no areas with zero carriers — but he also couldn't rule out the possibility.
Commentary by: Lynn Cheramie, Founder, Freedom Fighters of America
Soon there will be none and the experiment in disaster will be over along with Obama's presidency! We were told that Obamacare would create competition? Another lie!
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There are at least three states that currently have just one health insurer planning to sell on their Obamacare marketplace in 2017: Alaska, Alabama, and Wyoming.
The health care law doesn't have a backup plan if any of those states have their sole carriers drop out.
A federal official told the Wall Street Journal he was "pretty confident" there would be no areas with zero carriers — but he also couldn't rule out the possibility.
Soon there will be none and the experiment in disaster will be over along with Obama's presidency! We were told that Obamacare would create competition? Another lie!
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