(Bloomberg) -- Ohio has found insurers to offer Obamacare health plans in 19 of 20 countiesthat had been at risk of having no options for next year,convincing five health insurers to expand in the state even asuncertainty persists for the future of the health law.

The announcement from Ohio’s Department of Insurance largelyfills in gaps left when Anthem announced in early June that it wasquitting the state.

In all, about 11,000 people purchase Obamacare plans in thecounties, the state said.

The expansion plans are good news for the Affordable Care Act,which relies on private health insurers to offer coverage forconsumers to buy, often with the help of subsidies.

A GOP bill to repeal portions of the ACA was narrowlydefeated in the Senate last week in a surprise vote. Still, theprospects for the law remain uncertain, making it difficult forinsurers to come up with plans for next year.

President Donald Trump has threatened repeatedly in recent daysto let Obamacare collapse, and could hasten its demise by endingpayments to insurers that help cover costs for low-incomepeople.

The five insurers that are expanding in Ohio are: Buckeye HealthPlan, CareSource, Medical Mutual of Ohio, Molina Healthcare Inc.and Paramount Health Care.

The state said it’s working to find an insurer to enter the oneremaining empty area, Paulding County.

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