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Purveyor

(29,876 posts) Tue Jul 2, 2013, 06:54 PM Jul 2013

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UnitedHealthcare Leaves California’s Individual Market

Tuesday, July 2, 2013
By Kenny Goldberg

CALIFORNIA — America's largest health insurer, UnitedHealthcare, has decided to pull out of California's individual market.

The move follows Aetna's decision in May to stop selling individual policies.

With only 8,000 individual policy holders in California, UnitedHealthcare isn't a big player in that segment of the market.

Even so, California Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones said its exit isn't a good result for consumers.

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UnitedHealthcare Leaves California’s Individual Market (Original Post) Purveyor Jul 2013 OP

Good maybe we can get a public option like a buy into Medicare to replace it. Cleita Jul 2013 #1

Cleita

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1. Good maybe we can get a public option like a buy into Medicare to replace it.

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Tue Jul 2, 2013, 06:57 PM

Jul 2013

The exchanges will have to offer something I believe.

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