TY - JOUR
T1 - Risky business
T2 - How insurance companies gamble with your health coverage
AU - Denny, J.
AU - Navarro, V.
PY - 1993/1/1
Y1 - 1993/1/1
N2 - Under a patchwork of state laws and virtually no federal oversight, a decade of risky investments, questionable business dealings, lavish spending, and help-yourself ethics in the insurance industry is playing a hidden role in the crisis in affordable medical coverage. Skyrocketing medical costs are the main culprit, but financial losses have put pressure on insurers to raise premiums and cancel risky policyholders. The losses also are a major factor in the sharp increase in life/health insurance company failures, which can leave policyholders stranded.
AB - Under a patchwork of state laws and virtually no federal oversight, a decade of risky investments, questionable business dealings, lavish spending, and help-yourself ethics in the insurance industry is playing a hidden role in the crisis in affordable medical coverage. Skyrocketing medical costs are the main culprit, but financial losses have put pressure on insurers to raise premiums and cancel risky policyholders. The losses also are a major factor in the sharp increase in life/health insurance company failures, which can leave policyholders stranded.
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U2 - 10.2190/V4C7-XE1J-A9XH-V3K7
DO - 10.2190/V4C7-XE1J-A9XH-V3K7
M3 - Review article
C2 - 8375946
AN - SCOPUS:0027228138
SN - 0020-7314
VL - 23
SP - 413
EP - 424
JO - International Journal of Health Services
JF - International Journal of Health Services
IS - 3
ER -