Underwriting Cycle or Medical Trend Rate Cycle?
Monday, July 14, 2008 Posted by Unknown at 5:00 AM
Analysts trying to predict the future of the health plan business who are looking for an underwriting cycle will miss the real turns in the market.Recent health plan earnings issues have once again raised the question, do we still have an underwriting cycle, and are we entering one?In my mind, anyone trying to understand the profitability of the health plan business who concentrates on whether or