Clock ticking to improve Obamacare competition

Published August 24, 2016 4:01am ET



Time is running out to get insurers into Obamacare and stave off a dearth of competition in one-third of U.S. counties.

The reason for the lack of competition is pullouts by major insurers such as Aetna and UnitedHealth. An analysis from the consulting firm Avalere Health predicted that a third of counties would only have one Obamacare competitor after the insurers leave the exchanges.

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