01.28.16

Senator Sullivan Statement on Moda Health

WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-AK) released the following statement in reaction to news that Moda Health will be leaving the state of Alaska’s individual marketplace and will not be issuing new insurance policies for other plans. 

“I’m extremely disappointed that the health care of thousands of Alaskans will be negatively affected by the inability of Moda Health to issue new insurance policies in the state and its exit from the individual exchange and other markets in Alaska. Even before this news, I have been hearing from hundreds of Alaskans who were pleading for help due to skyrocketing insurance premiums. Unfortunately, this development will result in more hardship.

“For this reason, I’ve reached out to senior officials at the Department of Health and Human Services to request any form of immediate relief for Alaskans, who have been some of the most negatively impacted Americans by Obamacare.

“Moda’s problems in Alaska are further evidence that Obamacare is colossal failure for Alaskans. Nearly every promise made by the President, as well as by those who voted for the act, has been broken. That's why the law needs to be replaced with one that allows insurance companies to continue to be able to provide coverage for Alaskans.” 

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