(Bloomberg Gadfly) — Centene is zigging into Obamacare's weak spots as others are zagging away from the law.  

On Tuesday, just days after Anthem announced it will largely exit the Affordable Care Act's individual insurance exchanges in Virginia, Centene announced it will sell insurance in a set of 14 "bare" counties in Nevada — areas where insurers had pulled back and weren't planning to offer Obamacare plans next year.

And the insurer isn't just stepping in there: Centene has pledged to offer coverage in other states as well.

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