More consumers are expected to lose their health plan come November under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, though not nearly as many who lost their health plan last year.
According to Washington-based news outlet Morning Consult, nearly 50,000 people will lose their current health coverage in the next few weeks as "letters notifying consumers that their insurance policies are cancelled will be sent next month."
Morning Consult reported the figure after collecting data from insurance departments and providers in seven states — Kentucky, Alaska, Tennessee, New Mexico, North Carolina, Maine and Colorado. Other states have not released information.
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The number of cancellations vary significantly from state to state.
Nearly 14,000 people in Kentucky are set to lose their health plans, most of which are offered by Humana, according to the state's insurance department. In Tennessee, about 2,000 people will receive notices this month from BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee that their plan is discontinued.
As many as 30,000 consumers have non-PPACA compliant plans that will be discontinued.
Under PPACA law, minimum standards are required for health plans, such as preventive care services. Those new standards prompted millions of health plan cancellations last year and quickly spurred backlash, especially after President Obama vowed repeatedly that, under his signature health care overhaul, those who liked their plans could keep them.
Though the Obama administration said earlier in the year that transitional plans would be allowed until 2017, some states refused the request.
The administration has insisted that those with cancelled plans will find better, more comprehensive coverage under PPACA.
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