NU Online News Service, Dec. 10, 2003, 10:54 a.m. EST – U.S. health maintenance organizations reported a total of $5.5 billion in profits in 2002, up from $3 billion in total profits in 2001, according to Weiss Ratings Inc., Jupiter, Fla.[@@]
Increases in rates and restructured policies helped several large HMOs double their 2002 profits, Weiss says.