For many, fewer Obamacare choices doesn’t mean higher prices

Ron Ellis of Augusta, Ga., hugs Monica Baldwin, a navigator with Christ Community Health, after she helped him sign up for insurance through the Affordable Care Act. (Photo by Phil Galewitz/Kaiser Health News)
People in Columbia, S.C., had their pick of four health insurers last year when they shopped for policies during the Affordable Care Act’s open enrollment.
This time they have just one: Blue Cross Blue Shield of South Carolina, which had the most Obamacare enrollees in Richland Count