Becker's Healthcare November 30, 2022
Increased utilization rates for medical services and an easing hospital labor shortage could mean smaller profit margins for payers, The Wall Street Journal reported Nov. 29.
UnitedHealth Group’s projected earnings per share for 2023 are between $24.40 and $24.90, slightly below analysts’ predictions of $24.92. The slight miss in the prediction is due to a higher medical loss ratio, which is currently 82.6 percent.
Raymond James analyst John Ransom told the Journal...