The payer’s decision to leave the federal marketplace reflected “uncertainty in Washington, D.C., around the future of the Affordable Care Act … and the associated volatility in the marketplace,” Renee George, president of Premier Health Plan, said. She added the payer could not “effectively plan and price affordable health insurance to sell on the exchange” as result of the uncertainty.
Premier Health’s exchange exit will only affect a “small percentage” of membership in a nine-county area, the report states.
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