The health insurance industry’s credit outlook for the year remains negative as medical costs continue to rise, according to a new report from Moody’s Ratings. The Moody’s analysts said that in the current environment, payers will have “limited prospects for profitable growth” this year. Given the margin pressures facing the industry, plan redesigns, benefit cuts and exits from low-performing markets remain likely, per the report. Medical cost inflation has impacted every business line insurers have—Medicare Advantage (MA), Medicaid, the Affordable Care Act exchanges and commercial plans—and that trend is set to carry through the coming months.
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Source: https://www.fiercehealthcare.com/payers/moodys-insurers-2026-outlook-negative-cost-pressures-continue-batter-industry