Moody’s: Hospital, payer margins threatened by 3 public health insurance options

Becker's Healthcare October 17, 2019
Morgan Haefner

Hospitals and health insurers could have negative credit implications under three public health insurance proposals, according to a research note from Moody’s Investors Service.

For the note, Moody’s analysts examined three public health insurance proposals: a limited public insurance option, a more expansive public insurance option and a single-payer healthcare system.

Hospitals would see margins fall under all three proposals, according to Moody’s. For one, hospitals would see lower reimbursement rates compared to what they...

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