Blue Cross Blue Shield could soon be “the only option” in 8 of Arizona’s 14 counties
Comment: “[W]ithout competition, the price of insurance goes up and quality goes down. And it makes it easier for insurance companies to treat their customers badly.” –President Barack Obama, Sept. 9, 2009
“Despite pulling back from marketplace plans in metro Phoenix, Phoenix-based Blue Cross Blue Shield intends to sell plans in Arizona’s other 13 counties. It could be the only option in the following eight, mostly rural, counties after UnitedHealthcare’s All Savers leaves the marketplace next year: Cochise, Graham, Gila, Greenlee, La Paz, Santa Cruz, Yavapai and Yuma.”
Blue Cross, Health Net drop Affordable Care Act marketplace plans
Ken Alltucker, The Republic | azcentral.com June 30, 2016