Anthem Leaves Ohio’s Obamacare Exchange And The People Pay The Price
Anthem, one of the largest healthcare providers in the state of Ohio, is abandoning the Obamacare exchange.
This move will leave 18 counties concentrated in rural Appalachia with no health insurance choice.
Democrats are refusing to accept the failures of Obamacare, and the people are paying the price.
One of Ohio’s largest health care providers is leaving the state’s health care exchange, leaving 18 counties without an insurance option.
Anthem will pull out of Ohio’s health insurance exchange as of Jan. 1, 2018, so it won’t be a choice for people buying individual insurance later this year.
The major player in the state’s health insurance exchange made the decision as Republicans in Congress worked to overhaul the Affordable Care Act, better known as Obamacare.
In 18 counties, including Muskingum and Coshocton, Anthem is currently the only option for 10,500 Ohioans who have insurance purchased on the exchange. The 18 counties are concentrated in Appalachia and include some of the poorest in the state.
“We have always argued the private insurance market is the most severely impacted by the federal law and that is where Congressional action is needed to restore stability.”
The Insurance Department is working on a solution for the Ohioans in 18 counties who would be without an individual insurance provider as of January.