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AARP: Beneficiaries Do Better With Less Health Insurance Options | The Hill’s Sam Baker notes that a new AARP report finds that “state insurance exchanges says consumers will have an easier time comparing health plans if they’re not presented with too many options.” This seems consistent with studies conducted by the Massachusetts Connector — that state’s exchange — which found that consumers felt that too much choice was “confusing” and “overwhelming.” “Participants expressed a desire a for manageable numbers of plans (e.g. three to four) offered by four to six carriers,” the Connector concluded.