California’s exchange is touted as a success under the health law, with the nation’s highest enrollment.
“We did the best job in the country with enrollment,” said John Bertko, the exchange’s chief actuary, according to the report. Mr. Bertko said Covered California had three or more insurers offering ACA plans in all regions for 2017 open enrollment. As of Tuesday, nearly 45,000 new enrollees selected ACA health plans.
Larry Levitt, senior vice president for special initiatives at Menlo Park, Calif.-based Kaiser Family Foundation, said decreased federal spending and weakened regulations will most likely mean decreased coverage and lower quality health plan benefits in California, according to the report.
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