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BURRESS: To find out why no company's signed on, we contacted Georgia's biggest health insurers - Blue Cross Blue Shield, Aetna, Humana, United Healthcare and Kaiser Permanente. All declined comment.
MILA KOFMAN: I'm a little surprised, but frankly it's a big relief.
BURRESS: George University professor Mila Kofman says no matter what the reason, insurers' lack of action is a good thing for consumers. She says cheap policies are cheap for a reason. They often don't offer adequate coverage. Insurance premiums are expensive because healthcare is expensive.
KOFMAN: When you think about health insurance premiums, really the only way that out-of-state companies could sell products that are cheap is if they cut corners, if the product doesn't cover what the Georgia regulated products cover.