Health insurers want to see how Congress intends to replace Obamacare before they commit to offering policies for 2018, a new survey has found. If Republican lawmakers repeal the mandate without a replacement plan, insurers said they'd "seriously consider" withdrawing from the market next year, the Urban Institute report said. The effort to repeal major portions of Obamacare, including the mandate, are already underway in Congress, but Republicans remain divided over how to replace it. Even after a replacement plan is in place, insurers told Urban researchers they would need several years to implement it. America's Health Insurance Plans cited two states that prior to Obamacare required insurers to cover the sick, but did not have an individual mandate.

Source: CNN January 27, 2017 11:03 UTC