HHS’s Burwell on States with Only One Insurer Left: That Insurer May Offer Multiple Plans

‘On average, Wolf, consumers will have 30 plans to choose from’

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BLITZER: "Secretary, a lot of those states, several states, only one carrier left. There isn't any competition. All the other health insurance carriers left that state. That's a serious problem."
BURWELL: "On average, Wolf, consumers will have 30 plans to choose from. Even in those states where there is single consumer, single issuer, last year we know that the average issuer had at least ten plans. And when one looks at the employer market, in 2015, 30% of folks in the employer market actually just had one plan. So in terms of that issue of choice, on average, consumers will have 30 plans to choose from."
 

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