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By Shubhangi Mathur, 9:57 AM ET
Cigna Corpsaid on Thursday it would start selling health insurance plans by theAffordable Care Act (ACA), or Obamacare, on online marketplaces in three newU.S. states and 93 new counties.
The companywill sell individual and family plans in Georgia, Mississippi and Pennsylvaniaand counties in Arizona, Florida and Virginia using individual exchanges.
CVS HealthCorp, in February, had said that it again start selling individual healthinsurance plans on online marketplaces considering stability in the market.
Aetnainsurance unit of CVS Health and some other health insurers includingUnitedHealth Group Inc had ceased using online exchanges in 2017 and 2018, asRepublicans targeted the law by former U.S. President Barack Obama.
The U.S.Supreme Court, though, had rejected the bid of Republicans in June, thus notaffecting the healthcare law.
Cigna saidthat it expects to reach about 1.5 million additional customers through theonline marketplaces.
Customerswill be given free virtual health screenings with doctors enrolled under theACA through MDLive, Cigna’s telehealth provider.
Cignamanages insurance plans for big companies and sells health plans on governmentexchanges.
(Withinputs from Reuters)
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