Residents in seven states do not possess a choice in selecting medical care coverage under ObamaCare the coming year because only just one insurer plans to offer policies in every market, it had been reported Monday.
“Lower-than-expected enrollment, a high-cost population, and troubled risk-mitigation programs have resulted in decreased plan participation for 2021,” said Dan Mendelson, president of the consulting firm Avalere Health.
Avalere's analysis indicates that Alaska, Alabama, Kansas, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina and Wyoming will have only one carrier selling policies.
The company projected that 36 percent of regional markets will be limited to a single choice in 2021.
This year, only 4 percent were for the reason that position.
Some residents aren't even that fortunate.
In rural Pinal County, Arizona, Aetna happens to be the only ObamaCare insurer and it is taking out – with no replacement.
Citing deep loses, insurers Aetna, Humana, United Health insurance and some healthcare co-ops have announced they're either canceling or scaling back their ObamaCare policies.
In general, cities have more insurers offering policies than rural, less populated ones.
The Avalere study recommended that the government offer new policies to woo younger and healthier individuals to broaden the danger pool, or consider expanding Medicaid and Medicare.
The Obama administration disputed the report's dire claims.
The report is “premature and incomplete,” said Marjorie Connolly, spokeswoman for that US Department of Health insurance and Human Services.
“We remain confident that nearly all marketplace consumers will have multiple choices and will be able to pick a plan for under $75 monthly when open enrollment begins November 1st,” she said.
