Health Insurance — Press Releases
11/20/2012
Weiss Ratings Upgrades 33 Health Insurer Ratings; Downgrades 22
07/30/2012
Weiss Ratings Upgrades 45 Health Insurer Ratings; Downgrades 35
10/24/2011
Connecticut Seniors Pay Highest Premiums for Medigap Plans
10/10/2011
Medigap Rates Vary as Much as 1,316%
07/19/2011
Weiss Ratings: Health Insurers Profit from Rise in Unemployment
06/14/2011
Blue Cross Blue Shield, Kaiser, American Family Strongest U.S. Health Insurers
02/14/2011
No Rise in Health Insurer Medical Costs for First Time in 10 Years
08/11/2010
Health Care Reform Could Cost Health Insurers Far More Than Expected
07/22/2010
Health Care Reform to Squeeze Smaller Health Insurers
12/19/2005
Advice for Seniors Navigating the Medicare Prescription Drug Decision
01/30/2006
HMOs Earn $7 Billion in First Half of 2005
10/24/2005
HMO Profits Jump 21% in First Quarter 2005
08/08/2005
Nation's HMO Profits Increase 10.7% in 2004
05/24/2005
Profitability Continues to Surge for the Nation's HMOs
02/07/2005
Higher Co-Pays for Drugs and Doctors Cited as Most Significant Change to Health Insurance Coverage
02/07/2005
50% of HMOs Financially Strong as Profitability Continues
12/08/2004
HMO Profits Increase 33% in First Quarter 2004
08/30/2004
HMOs Earn $10.2 Billion in 2003, Nearly Doubling Profits
05/03/2004
HMO Profits Skyrocket to $6.7 Billion in First Nine Months of 2003
03/02/2004
HMO Profits Surge 73% in Second Quarter 2003
01/20/2004
HMO Profits Jump 60% in First Quarter 2003
12/10/2003
HMOs' Profits Climb 81% to $5.5 Billion in 2002
04/21/2003
Aetna Health Inc. (N.Y.), Blue Cross Blue Shield of Georgia, Inc., and Group Hospitalization & Medical Services, Inc. Upgraded by Weiss Ratings
12/18/2002
HMO Profits Skyrocket 162% in First Quarter 2002
12/09/2002
Consumers Continue to Choose Medicare HMOs Despite High Risk of Being Dropped
09/03/2002
HMOs' and Health Insurers' Profits Increase 25% to $4.1 Billion in 2001
05/21/2002
HMO Profits Decline 3.8% to $879 Million in First Nine Months of 2001
02/04/2002
HMO Profits Up 16 Percent in Second Quarter 2001
01/14/2002
Financial Failure Strikes 40 Insurance Companies, 8 HMOs, and 4 Banks in 2001
11/26/2001
HMO Earnings Climb 8 Percent to $323 Million in First Quarter 2001
10/29/2001
Advice For 536,000 Medicare Beneficiaries Being Dropped From Their HMOs On January 1
10/10/2001
More Than 18% of Financial Institutions Vulnerable in a Recession
08/06/2001
HMOs Return to Profitability Earning $990 Million
06/18/2001
Large and Small HMOs with Strong Capital Successfully Navigate Six Years of Industry Trouble
01/22/2001
Profitability Eludes Most Small HMOs As Medical Costs Rise Faster Than Premiums
01/08/2001
Insurance Company Failures Up 30% In 2000, HMO Failures Down 22%
11/08/2000
Medicare HMO Fiasco: Few Options Available for the Nearly One Million Seniors to be Dropped From HMOs by Year-End
10/30/2000
Ten HMOs Fall Below Regulatory Guidelines For Financial Stability
09/20/2000
Blue Cross Blue Shield Plans Reverse Losses With Return To Profits in Core Business
09/18/2000
Half of Nation's HMOs Continue To Lose Money; Industry's Losses Total $186 Million Despite Profits Among 34 Largest
04/26/2000
HMO Profits Plunge In Third Quarter '99 as 47% of Companies Lose Money Largest HMOs Only Profitable Sector
01/11/2000
Financial Scorecard for 1999: HMO Failures Surge 78%; Insurance Company Failures Rise 5%; Bank Failures Increase 167%
11/08/1999
Advice for 300,000 Medicare Beneficiaries Being Dropped from their HMOs on January 1
10/25/1999
10 HMOs at High Risk of Failure
08/19/1999
Four Out of Five Blue Cross Blue Shield Plans Losing Money In Their Underwriting
08/09/1999
Over Half Of HMOs Lose Money For Second Consecutive Year
01/11/1999
Four HMOs and 11 Insurance Companies Fail in 1998
12/14/1998
Operating Losses Mount for Blue Cross/Blue Shield Plans
11/09/1998
Urgent Advice For Medicare Beneficiaries Dropped By HMO
08/31/1998
Nearly 60% of HMOs Lost Money in 1997
08/11/1997
Blue Cross / Blue Shield Companies Invest Heavily In Stocks
08/04/1997
HMO Profits Fall 60% in 1996 Weiss Downgrades 97 Companies; Upgrades 34
10/07/1996
Blue Cross/Blue Shield Companies Suffer Large Losses, Premium Hikes or Service Cutbacks Possible