A new analysis released Monday shows that insurance giants are benefiting hugely from the accelerating privatization of Medicare and Medicaid, which for-profit companies have infiltrated via government programs such as Medicare Advantage.
Carol Berman, of West Palm Beach, Florida, speaks with pedestrians about Medicare Advantage during the Coalition for Medicare Choices' Medicare Advantage Food Truck stop on North Capitol Street in Washington, D.C., on March 9, 2015.from Wendell Potter, a former insurance executive who now advocates for systemic healthcare reform, government programs are now the source of roughly 90% of the health plan revenues of Humana, Centene, and Molina.
Over the past decade, Potter found, the seven top for-profit insurance companies in the U.S. — the three mentioned above plus UnitedHealth, Cigna, CVS/Aetna, and Elevance — have seen their combined revenues from taxpayer-backed programs soar by 500%, reaching $577 billion in 2022 compared to $116.3 billion in 2012.
“The big insurers now manage most states’ Medicaid programs — and make billions of dollars for shareholders doing so — but most of the insurers have found that selling their privately operated Medicare replacement plans is even more financially rewarding for their shareholders,” Potter wrote.
Potter noted that the top insurance giants, a group he dubbed the Big Seven, now control more than 70% of the Medicare Advantage market, which has grown rapidly in recent years. According to the Kaiser Family Foundation, were enrolled in a privately run Medicare Advantage plan last year—nearly half of the Medicare-eligible population.
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