Wednesday, November 13, 2013

County maps show number of health-plan choices

Last month we noted a story and interactive map in The New York Times that showed many rural counties lack much choice and thus pay higher premiums for health insurance through the federal government's troubled HealthCare.gov website. Now USA Today offers another take, with county-by-county maps showing approximately how many bronze, silver, gold and platinum plans are being offered in each county in states that are using the federal health-insurance exchange. Here's the map for silver plans, which are the most common and cover about 70 percent of health-care costs:

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