One of the "Affordable" Care Act's most recent casualties is Anthem Blue Cross, which has announced it will shun California's small-business health insurance market, which the Los Angeles Times describes as a "a potential setback in the state's rollout of the federal healthcare law." Actually, it's more like a "potential setback" for small businesses needing competitive insurance rates to remain afloat, but I digress.

More from the Times:

Anthem, a unit of WellPoint Inc., is California's largest insurer for small employers. The company's surprising move raised concerns about the state's ability to offer competitive rates and attract businesses to its new Covered California exchange that opens Jan. 1.