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applegrove

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Sat Sep 16, 2017, 09:39 PM Sep 2017

Big insurer Anthem agrees to sell Obamacare plans in part of Virginia, ending risk of 'bare counties

https://www.cnbc.com/2017/09/15/anthem-agrees-to-cover-bare-obamacare-counties-in-virginia.html

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The health insurer Anthem on Friday agreed to sell Obamacare plans next year in the parts of Virginia that were at risk of having no insurers there.

Anthem's move means that there are currently not any parts of the United States that lack at least one insurer willing to sell individual market health plans in 2018.

Last week, Virginia officials said there were 48 counties and 15 cities in that state expected to be bare as a result of Optima Health's decision not to expand its footprint as much as it had earlier expected.

Anthem had announced in August that it would stop selling its Blue Cross Blue Shield Obamacare plans in all of Virginia. Two other large insurers, Aetna and UnitedHealthcare, previously said they would exit the Obamacare market there.

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