{"id":2698,"date":"2016-04-26T08:30:17","date_gmt":"2016-04-26T12:30:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/medicarereport.org\/?p=2698"},"modified":"2016-04-26T08:30:17","modified_gmt":"2016-04-26T12:30:17","slug":"uniteds-departure-from-marketplaces-could-impact-consumers-costs-access","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/medicarereport.org\/?p=2698","title":{"rendered":"United\u2019s Departure From Marketplaces Could Impact Consumers\u2019 Costs, Access"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>(By Phil Galewitz for Kaiser Health News)<\/p>\n<p>UnitedHealthcare\u2019s decision to quit insurance exchanges in about 30 states next year has patient advocates concerned that fewer options could force consumers to pay more for coverage and have a smaller choice of network providers.<\/p>\n<p>The company\u2019s departure could be felt most acutely in several counties in Florida, Oklahoma, Kansas, North Carolina, Alabama and Tennessee that could be left with only one insurer, according to an <a href=\"http:\/\/kff.org\/health-reform\/issue-brief\/analysis-of-unitedhealth-groups-premiums-and-participation-in-aca-marketplaces\/\" target=\"_blank\">analysis<\/a> by the Kaiser Family Foundation. 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