Home to roughly 1,800 Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Georgia employees already, Columbus is well-positioned to add even more as the Affordable Care Act continues to roll out and the insurer's parent firm consolidates operations.

That was a key message from Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Georgia President Morgan Kendrick during an interview Thursday at the Ledger-Enquirer.

With three weeks left until a mandatory health-care insurance enrollment deadline -- the final day is March 31 -- the executive also confided that the launch of the federal program known as ACA has been a learning experience for insurance companies and consumers alike.

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