Medicare advantage insurance market segment’s strong earnings continue

Medicare advantage insurance market segment’s strong earnings continue

NEW YORK: Driven by some of the segment’s largest health insurers, the U.S. Medicare Advantage (MA) insurance segment continued its strong earnings trend in 2019, increasing by 58% year over year to $7.1 billion. The Best’s Special Report, titled, “US Health: Favorable Underwriting Gains for Medicare Advantage,” notes that annual premiums growth has averaged nearly…