One in six Obamacare customers could lose plans

By Robert King, Paige Winfield

Published August 17, 2016 4:01am ET

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One in six Obamacare customers could lose plans — It's hard if not impossible to calculate precisely how many Americans will see their Obamacare plans cancelled next year, since neither insurers nor the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services have comprehensively reported insurers' market share by state or county. But it could be around one in six Obamacare customers, using enrollment numbers reported by insurers. (AP Photo/Ringo H.W. Chiu, File) | Ringo H.W. Chiu

The number of Americans losing their Obamacare plans due to insurer exits is starting to add up.

Aetna is the latest insurer to announce it is pulling out of most of the insurance marketplaces set up under President Obama’s healthcare law. UnitedHealthcare and Humana both said earlier this year they will withdraw from most of the exchanges due to higher-than-expected losses.

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