Despite the Ohio agreements, insurers have until late September to make final calls on their participation in health-plan exchanges. Ohio’s insurance regulator said that five insurers have agreed to expand their exchange footprints, ensuring there is at least one insurer in each of the 19 counties. , CareSource, Medical Mutual of Ohio and Paramount Health Care, all of which already planned to offer exchange products in the state next year. “Change at that level could affect coverage, not only in those 19 counties, but all 88 counties.” Ms. Froment said she was hopeful that an insurer would agree to offer exchange plans in Paulding County. The 20 Ohio counties were left at risk of lacking exchange insurers next year after Anthem Inc. and a smaller insurer disclosed they would pull out of Ohio’s exchange in 2018.

Source: Wall Street Journal July 31, 2017 17:26 UTC