Blue Cross pulls out of Obamacare markets in Kansas, Missouri

Source: Washington Examiner | May 24, 2017 | Robert King

Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas City is pulling out of 32 counties in Kansas and Missouri next year because the insurer says it has lost more than $100 million on Obamacare.

The company is the latest to pull out of the individual insurance market for 2018, following major defections in Iowa and several other states. The decision is sure to become more political fodder for both parties as the Senate debates Obamacare repeal.

The decision announced Tuesday would affect about 67,000 customers and plans sold on and off Obamacare’s exchanges. It will not affect 2017 plans.

The insurer said the decision was made due to staggering financial losses and not due to uncertainty surrounding Obamacare or the law’s insurer subsidies, which are in doubt for next year.

“Like many other health insurers across the country, we have been faced with challenges in this market,” said Danette Wilson, president and CEO of the company. “Through 2016, we have lost more than $100 million. This is unsustainable for our company.”

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