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Health plans need new approaches to profitability
Now I get it. To get back their healthy profits--which have taken a serious plunge of late--all U.S. health plans have to do is a) raise premiums and b) lower reimbursements for providers. Easy as Read more...
Health plans to boost premiums, squeeze providers
As readers know, several leading health plans have taken a profitability beating over the last several months, for reasons that include operational issues, medical costs and losses in the financial Read more...
Fear and trembling in health plan land
Well, this week caps it. It seems like we're looking at just about a clean sweep where bad-news health plan financials are concerned: UnitedHealth Group, Humana, Cigna, WellPoint, Kaiser and Read more...
Following peers, Kaiser profits plunge
As FierceHealthFinance readers probably know, the last few weeks have been ugly for health plans, many of which announced disappointing first-quarter results. True, it's worth bearing in mind that Read more...
Insurer troubles could mean more bad debt for providers
In recent weeks, health insurers have started announcing financial results, and the news hasn't been good. WellPoint, for example, Read more...
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