Medicare Advantage Costs Surge: How These 2 Insurers Are Thriving

Health insurers have been getting a lot of heat surrounding the rising costs of Medicare Advantage (MA) plans. Companies like CVS Health Co. NYSE: CVS have seen their medical benefits ratio (MBR) continue to rise, forecasting 90.8%, driven by the rising costs to provide MA plans to seniors. The MBR, also referred to as the health benefits ratio (HBR) and medical costs ratio (MCR), is the percentage of insurance premium payments that are paid out to providers and facilities for medical services. Higher MBR/H ...