Why Some People Can't Keep Their Insurance Plans

On PBS NewsHour Tuesday, KHN’s Mary Agnes Carey discussed why insurers are canceling many individual insurance policies, the political fallout and what options consumers have for finding affordable insurance plans. Watch the report in the video player above.

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<h1>Why Some People Can’t Keep Their Insurance Plans</h1>
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		<time class="posted-on" datetime="2013-11-13T14:12:29-05:00">
			November 13, 2013		</time>
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<p></p><p>On <a href="http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/government_programs/july-dec13/health_11-12.html">PBS NewsHour Tuesday</a>, KHN’s Mary Agnes Carey discussed why insurers are<a href="http://www.kffhealthnews.org/stories/2013/october/30/insurance-policy-cancellations-insurers-consumers.aspx"> canceling many individual insurance policies</a>, the political fallout and what options consumers have for finding affordable insurance plans. Watch the report in the video player above.</p><ul><li><a href="https://kffhealthnews.org/news/why-some-people-cant-keep-their-insurance-plans/?share=x">				Click to share on X (Opens in new window)				X			</a></li><li><a href="https://kffhealthnews.org/news/why-some-people-cant-keep-their-insurance-plans/?share=facebook">				Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)				Facebook			</a></li><li><a href="https://kffhealthnews.org/news/why-some-people-cant-keep-their-insurance-plans/?share=linkedin">				Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window)				LinkedIn			</a></li><li><a href="mailto:?subject=%5BShared%20Post%5D%20Why%20Some%20People%20Can%27t%20Keep%20Their%20Insurance%20Plans&body=https%3A%2F%2Fkffhealthnews.org%2Fnews%2Fwhy-some-people-cant-keep-their-insurance-plans%2F&share=email">				Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window)				Email			</a></li><li><a href="https://kffhealthnews.org/news/why-some-people-cant-keep-their-insurance-plans/#print?share=print">				Click to print (Opens in new window)				Print			</a></li><li>				<a href="https://kffhealthnews.org/news/why-some-people-cant-keep-their-insurance-plans/view/republish/">					Republish This Story				</a>			</li></ul><em><a href="https://kffhealthnews.org/about-us">KFF Health News</a> is a national newsroom that produces in-depth journalism about health issues and is one of the core operating programs at KFF—an independent source of health policy research, polling, and journalism. Learn more about <a href="https://www.kff.org/about-us">KFF</a>.</em><p><a href="https://kffhealthnews.org/morning-briefing/">Subscribe</a> to KFF Health News' free Morning Briefing.</p><p>This <a target="_blank" href="https://kffhealthnews.org/news/why-some-people-cant-keep-their-insurance-plans/">article</a> first appeared on <a target="_blank" href="https://kffhealthnews.org">KFF Health News</a> and is republished here under a Creative Commons license.<img src="https://kffhealthnews.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/04/kffhealthnews-icon.png?w=150" style="width:1em;height:1em;margin-left:10px;"><img id="republication-tracker-tool-source" src="https://kffhealthnews.org/?republication-pixel=true&post=6605&amp;ga4=G-J74WWTKFM0" style="width:1px;height:1px;"></p>

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