Quote of the Day

"Everybody is under margin pressure, I would say, but [the not-for-profit insurers have some advantages]. They don't have to meet earnings expectations, etc. Our impression is that the nonprofits are probably willing to give up some margin and ... especially in this ACA environment they want to grow enrollment and kind of meet their goals, which is to basically provide health care, and perhaps not worry about the profitability of any new business they are taking on."



— Mark Rouck, senior director for Fitch Ratings, Inc., told AIS's Health Plan Week