Published August 21, 2026 · Daniel Griffin, Licensed Independent Advisor · NPN #22052447
Cigna stops selling individual marketplace plans in Georgia on January 1, 2027. It is part of a complete national exit affecting about 369,000 people across 11 states.
Georgia carriers have separately filed a 20.7% increase — well above the 15% national median. Losing a carrier and a fifth of your premium in the same year is a rough combination.
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Georgia Is Absorbing a Rate Rise at the Same Time
Georgia carriers have filed a weighted average increase of about 20.7% for 2027, against a 15% national median and following 20% finalized increases in 2026. Two compounding years puts Georgia among the steeper markets in the country, and it arrives in the same enrollment window as the Cigna exit.
Who Is Leaving Georgia
Cigna is the confirmed exit — its Georgia individual plans terminate January 1, 2027. Aetna already left the individual market for 2026, so Georgia shoppers have lost two national carriers in consecutive plan years.
Why Cigna left, and what it means nationally →
Who Is Still Selling in Georgia
Cigna is the confirmed exit. Beyond that, Georgia runs its own exchange rather than HealthCare.gov, so its issuer filings are not in the federal plan-year file that covers the other states in this series — and I would rather tell you that than publish a list I cannot stand behind.
What is worth doing instead of guessing: when open enrollment opens, pull the issuer list for your own county from Georgia’s marketplace and compare it against the plan you have now. If you would rather not, send me your ZIP and I will do it and tell you the date I checked.
The definitive 2027 issuer list for Georgia is not final until the state publishes its approved filings. County-level participation changes even among carriers that stay statewide.
The Georgia Rate Increase Lands in the Same Window
Georgia carriers have filed a weighted average increase of about 20.7% for 2027, against a 15% national median. Filed rates are not final rates — they go through state review before approval — so treat that as direction and scale, not as your personal number. What you actually pay depends on your county, age, household, and plan choice.
See what is driving Georgia’s 2027 premium increases →
What To Do in Georgia
- Confirm you are affected. The carrier name is on your ID card, not the exchange’s name. If it says Cigna, you are moving for 2027.
- Your notice comes from Georgia’s own marketplace, not from CMS. People watching for a federal letter miss the state one sitting in the same pile.
- List your doctors and prescriptions first. Network and formulary are exactly where an auto-assigned replacement goes wrong — it matches on metal tier and price, nothing else.
- Enrol by December 15 for coverage starting January 1. Open Enrollment runs November 1 to January 15, but your Cigna plan ends January 1 regardless.
Two things this page does not repeat, because they are the same wherever you live: what happens if you let auto-enrolment decide, and what changes above the 400% subsidy cliff if you are self-employed and paying full freight.
One ZIP code and I will show you what is available in your county.
Then we get on the phone with the real numbers — marketplace and private, side by side.
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Sources
- KFF, Preliminary 2027 rate filings — updated August 3, 2026
- ACASignups.net, 2027 rate change tracker — updated August 6, 2026
- Georgia 2027 premium increases
Carrier exit and enrollee counts per Cigna’s announcement and subsequent reporting. Filed rates are preliminary and subject to state review. Confirm your own plan status with your carrier or your exchange account before acting.