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Tom Cole: “Over half of American counties have just one insurer, and in 2018 eight states had just one exchange insurer for the…”

On the recordFebruary 5, 2019
Over half of American counties have just one insurer, and in 2018 eight states had just one exchange insurer for the entire state.
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Tom Cole
Republican · Oklahoma

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Cole highlights the lack of competition among insurers in many counties.

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