Says it all: Anthem expects its full-year 2014 profitability to be at the high end of its estimates as it benefits from slow utilization among its insured healthcare consumers. Anthem also will receive reimbursement from Texas for its health insurer fee, which was previously in flux. Insurers must pay the fee under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act but state Medicaid agencies also are helping private companies foot the bill. AND if you thought Medicare and Medicaid were Single Payer programs: What remains more of a mystery for Anthem is how it will grow its business. Through its Amerigroup acquisition a few years ago, Anthem heavily boosted its Medicaid managed-care presence. But Anthem is still far behind competitors in the profitable Medicare Advantage sector. One of the biggest challenges facing healthcare companies this year is the uncertainty surrounding the King v. Burwell case. That case, to be decided by the Supreme Court this summer, will determine if premium subsidies are legal for people who buy health insurance on the federally operated exchange.
Posted on: Wed, 14 Jan 2015 00:59:05 +0000
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