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Insurance options dwindle, prices rise in Hall County
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In this Oct. 6, 2015, file photo, the HealthCare.gov website, where people can buy health insurance, is displayed on a laptop screen in Washington.
Ryan Thompson can remember thinking health care insurance rates were high when he and his wife had their first child eight years ago. They were paying $550 a month. Now the father of two, and partner at Pro Touch Landscapes in Gainesville, and his wife will likely have an insurance bill in the neighborhood of $1,300 a month after sharp rate hikes coming in 2017 in the federally run online market.