Becker's Healthcare June 6, 2023
The nation’s largest payers saw generally stable financial results in the first quarter of 2023 despite economic uncertainty throughout the broader healthcare industry, according to a June 6 analysis from Fitch Ratings shared with Becker’s.
Despite general insulation in 2022 from the cost pressures facing providers, payers should expect more attention being paid over the next few years to rising healthcare costs because of ongoing contract negotiations with providers and subsequent premium rate increases.
“Cost pressures are being addressed in ongoing provider contracting negotiations, and we expect them to begin to emerge in reimbursement rates and follow through into premium rate increases over the next few years,” Fitch analysts wrote....
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