Aetna CEO Says Obamacare In “Death Spiral” And “It’s Getting Worse”
by Tyler Durden
ZeroHedge.com
Feb 15, 2017
Back in the summer of 2016, as Obamacare rates were being set for the 2017 plan year, we repeatedly argued that the entire system was on the “verge of collapse” as premiums were soaring, risk pools were deteriorating and insurers were pulling out of exchanges all around the country leaving many Americans with just a single ‘option’ for health insurance (see “Obamacare On “Verge Of Collapse” As Premiums Set To Soar Again In 2017″).
And while Democrats may be all too willing to quickly dismiss our analysis, they may want to listen to the warnings of the CEO of one of the country’s largest health insurers who says that Obamacare is in a “death spiral.” In speaking with the Wall Street Journal, Aetna CEO Mark Bertolini said, among other things, that the “risk pools are deteriorating in the ACA” to a point that it would inevitably result in more withdrawals this year. Per The Hill:
“It’s not going to get any better; it’s getting worse.”
“That logic shows just how much the risk pools are deteriorating in the ACA,” Bertolini said.
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