bearishgurl wrote:I just

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[quote=bearishgurl]I just noticed insurance giant United Health is also not participating in CA’s state-run healthcare exchange. That’s three giants and counting.[/quote]

The state’s four largest health insurers — Kaiser Permanente, Anthem Blue Cross, Blue Shield of California and Health Net Inc. — were all selected.

http://articles.latimes.com/2013/may/23/business/la-fi-mo-covered-california-health-plans-20130523

Frankly, Aetna was a non-competitive bit player in the private insurance market having less than a 5% market share.