Two major insurers are pulling out of Ohio’s Affordable Care Act marketplace for 2027, leaving roughly 54,000 Ohioans needing to find new health coverage before the year ends. CareSource and Molina Healthcare of Ohio both confirmed they will not offer marketplace plans in the state next year, citing rising healthcare costs and shifting market conditions.
The announcement was also reported by Springfield News-Sun, and means current CareSource members will keep their coverage through the end of 2026 but will need to choose a new plan during open enrollment. CareSource covered approximately 28,300 people through Ohio’s ACA marketplace as of May 2026, according to the state. The company’s exit does not affect its Medicaid or MyCare Ohio plans.
Together, CareSource and Molina Healthcare of Ohio currently cover about 54,000 Ohioans through the state’s marketplace, according to the Ohio Department of Insurance. Molina Healthcare of Ohio is part of Molina Healthcare Inc.
A Pullback Years in the Making
CareSource’s Ohio exit isn’t an isolated move. The insurer already withdrew from individual ACA exchanges in Kentucky, Michigan, and North Carolina for the 2026 plan year, according to Becker’s Payer Issues. For 2027, the company is withdrawing from Ohio, Indiana, and West Virginia altogether, affecting nearly 90,000 enrollees across those three states, per Healthinsurance.org, while continuing to sell marketplace products only in Georgia, Nevada, and Wisconsin. CareSource’s Ohio exit is part of a broader retreat from several state markets…