High medical costs continue to hang over insurers’ margin recovery: Moody’s
Most large health insurers posted stronger-than-expected earnings in the second quarter, but much of the improvement might not be durable, according to a Moody’s Ratings analysis published Aug. 24. Average EBITDA margins across the seven largest publicly traded insurers rose to 4.7% in Q2, up from 3.9% in the same period a year earlier. UnitedHealth […] The post High medical costs continue to hang over insurers’ margin recovery: Moody’s appeared first on Becker's Payer Issues | Payer News .
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UnitedHealth — financial / operating pressure. Via Becker's Payer Issues.
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[DRAFT — verify before any external use] Becker's Payer Issues reports on financial / operating pressure involving UnitedHealth: Most large health insurers posted stronger-than-expected earnings in the second quarter, but much of the improvement might not be durable, according to a Moody’s Ratings analysis published Aug. 24. Average EBITDA margins…
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