Aetna to Quit Most Obamacare Markets, Joining Major Insurers
- Health insurer to exit 11 of 15 state ACA exchanges for 2017
- Aetna follows UnitedHealth, Humana in quitting after losses
Aetna to Quit 11 ACA Exchanges in Obamacare Exit
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Health insurer Aetna Inc. will stop selling individual Obamacare plans next year in 11 of the 15 states where it had been participating in the program, joining other major insurers that have pulled out of the government-run markets in the face of mounting losses.
Aetna will exit markets including North Carolina, Pennsylvania and Florida, and keep selling plans on state exchanges only in Iowa, Delaware, Nebraska and Virginia, according to a statement Monday evening. In most areas it’s exiting, Aetna will offer individual coverage outside of the program’s exchanges.