Virginia left with empty Obamacare counties

Published September 7, 2017 7:26pm ET



More than 70,000 Virginians are facing the prospect of having no insurer that will offer them Obamacare coverage for next year.

The news surfaced after roughly two weeks had passed after it was determined that every U.S. county in the country had at least one health insurer selling Obamacare plans. Insurer Optima Health, which said in August that it would offer coverage in every nearly county in Virginia, reversed its decision on Thursday.

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