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Obamacare's last bare spot is filled as Ohio finds insurer

Obamacare plans will be sold in every part of the U.S. next year after an insurer agreed to do business in a small Ohio county, overcoming predictions that some Americans wouldnt have access to coverage under the law in 2018.

By Zachary Tracer | Updated on August 24, 2017
Ohio announced Thursday that health insurer CareSource will offer Affordable Care Act coverage next year in Paulding County. Photo: iStock

(Bloomberg) – Obamacare plans will be sold in every part of the U.S. next year after an insurer agreed to do business in a small Ohio county, overcoming predictions that some Americans wouldn’t have access to coverage under the law in 2018.

Ohio announced Thursday that health insurer CareSource will offer Affordable Care Act coverage next year in Paulding County. The county, in the northwest corner of the state, had been left without ACA coverage for 2018 after Anthem Inc. said in June it would pull out.

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