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TexasTowelie

(112,168 posts)
Tue Sep 6, 2016, 12:58 PM Sep 2016

Major insurer in Maricopa County defects from ACA exchange

PHOENIX (AP) — Metro Phoenix will be losing one of two major health insurance options in the federal marketplace.

Phoenix Health Plans CEO Matt Cowley said in a statement Friday that the company will exit the public exchange next year because of "economic challenges and underlying risks."

The decision means Cigna would be the only insurer expected to offer Affordable Care Act plans in Maricopa County.

Arizona Department of Insurance spokesman Stephen Briggs says it is too soon to say if residents will be relegated to one choice.

Read more: http://www.yourwestvalley.com/health/article_8dd74516-7195-11e6-9066-473e52825c04.html

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Major insurer in Maricopa County defects from ACA exchange (Original Post) TexasTowelie Sep 2016 OP
One more step toward Single Payer Healthcare. nt Xipe Totec Sep 2016 #1
I have one of their plans Sentath Sep 2016 #2

Sentath

(2,243 posts)
2. I have one of their plans
Tue Sep 6, 2016, 01:20 PM
Sep 2016

And I can't say I'm surprised, it seems Very Low in price compared to what I had last year.

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