Anthem cuts back Obamacare coverage in
Missouri to 68 counties
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[September 02, 2017]
NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. health
insurer Anthem Inc said on Friday that it will no longer offer Obamacare
plans in 17 counties in Missouri but will remain in the bulk of the
state, covering 68 counties that would not otherwise have Obamacare
coverage for their residents.
Health insurers are facing an upheaval in their businesses amid growing
uncertainty about healthcare legislation under President Donald Trump,
who seeks to follow through on his promise to dismantle former President
Barack Obama's signature healthcare law, formally known as the
Affordable Care Act.
Insurers such as UnitedHealth Group Inc, Aetna Inc and Humana Inc have
exited most of the states where they sold Obamacare plans, leaving
hundreds of U.S. counties at risk of losing access to private health
coverage in 2018.
But other insurers, including Centene Corp, have filled those gaps,
expanding into counties that had lost their coverage options.
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The office building of health insurer Anthem in seen in Los Angeles,
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Every U.S. county is currently projected to have at least one
insurer offering Obamacare individual coverage next year. Still,
1,476 counties could have only one insurer in 2018.
(Reporting by Michael Erman; Editing by Steve Orlofsky)
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