Health insurers will see lower profits due to Medicaid and Medicare changes

By John Tozzi
Published 7 Min Read

Bloomberg

The soaring profits that U.S. health insurers have enjoyed in recent years from fast-growing government programs are at risk of stalling.

Imminent changes to Medicare and Medicaid may mean lower profits and slower growth, threatening to temper the robust trajectory of the big companies that operate taxpayer-funded health plans for older and low-income Americans.

John Tozzi

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