Health insurer Centene announced plans Tuesday to expand into more Affordable Care Act insurance exchanges for next year, at a time when competitors are either pulling back from those markets or proposing steep price hikes to remain. A Centene spokeswoman said that the company wouldn't have details on where it will expand in those states until regulators review its plans. Aside from Centene, insurers in several other states also have indicated that they are eyeing a return to the exchanges for next year. That includes Blue Cross-Blue Shield plans in Illinois, Kansas, Alabama and Texas. Other big insurers such as Anthem Inc., which sells Blue Cross-Blue Shield coverage in California and New York, have not ironed out all their 2018 plans.

Source: ABC News June 13, 2017 15:49 UTC