NU Online News Service, Sept. 30, 2004, 3:23 p.m. EDT
U.S. health insurers might do reasonably well if John Kerry ends up in the White House.[@@]
That's the conclusion of a report released by analysts at Standard & Poor's Ratings Services, New York.
Although Kerry, the Democratic presidential candidate, has criticized managed care companies, his platform does not include any calls to set up a government-run universal health care system, and his proposal to create a catastrophic health reinsurance program for employers would have little effect on health insurer profitability, the S&P analysts predict.
Any damage done by the catastrophic reinsurance program might be offset by opportunities to sell more health insurance through the Medicaid and Federal Employees Health Benefits programs, the S&P analysts write.
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