ABC and NBC on Monday night and Tuesday morning ignored what is being described as a “big setback” for ObamaCare, completely skipping the fact that insurance giant Aetna will reduce by two thirds its involvement in the President’s health care plan. This absence is despite a combined six hours of air time over the two days.

Only CBS This Morning bothered to cover the story. Co-host Charlie Rose explained, “Aetna's decision is a big setback for the President's health care law. Aetna says it will only sell 2,017 health insurance plans through the Affordable Care Act in four states.” Correspondent Jan Crawford revealed that Aetna “just did the math and it was too much of a financial hit.”

She added that “the company reports more than $430 million in losses with individual policy units since the exchange has opened in January of 2014.” As many have been predicted, consumers “in some areas will have only one or two insurers to pick from.”

Co-host/Obama donor Gayle King could only marvel, “That’s a big change.”

CBS at least covered the story. NBC’s Nightly News and Today, as well as ABC’s World News and Good Morning America, couldn’t be bothered.

The networks have been largely silent on this ongoing problem. The Washington Examiner on Tuesday explained:

In July, Humana said it would leave the Obamacare exchanges in four states, after saying it's losing money on the individual market. The insurer said it would offer plans in just 156 counties in 11 states next year, down from the 1,351 counties it was in this year.

Again, Only CBS This Morning noticed that development. Norah O’Donnell mentioned it on August 3.

A transcript of the August 16 segment is below: