Insurers Offer to Charge Sick People Less …
Posted on 01. Apr, 2009 by Editor in Provider News
… and healthy people more.
In an unexpected move last week, Karen M. Ignagni, president America’s Health Insurance Plans, told lawmakers that the health insurance industry is willing to change its policy of charging sick people higher premiums, reports The New York Times. The trade group says the industry will make up for the shortfall by charging healthy people higher premiums than they pay now.
We’re skeptical, some observers tell Coding News. The AHIP’s recent concession may well be a way to dodge any discussion about universal health care in Congress. And how do insurers intend to treat providers, given that most of the industry’s current rhetoric is about patients? More …
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