According to an analysis by the Associated Press and the health care firm Avalere Health, more than 1,000 counties are down to their last insurance carrier.

By Tom Murphy and Meghan Hoyer, Associated Press

Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield announced they will delay premium hikes for consumers in California's individual insurance market, but reform advocates hope the backlash over the proposed 39 percent rate hike will push Congress to take action? Betty Ann Bowser…