1. In 2017 there will be 687 counties with only one insurer selling individual health plans on the ACA market compared to 500 counties in 2014.
2. Only 182 counties had one insurer in 2016. That number is expected to quadruple next year.
3. In 2016, 66.8 percent of counties boasted three or more insurers selling individual plans on the ACA market. In 2017, only 44.3 percent of counties will have the same level of competition.
4. Arizona has experienced the greatest decline in payer competition between 2016 and 2017. Currently, PinalCounty outside Phoenix does not have a government coverage option for next year.
5. Alabama and Wyoming will have only one insurance option on the exchanges next year, compared to three insurers in 2016.
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