The ratings agency said it expects health insurers and managed care plans to have strong earnings, while balance sheet and liquidity data are projected to stay at current levels.
The key issue currently impacting the sector is the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, according to the release. Fitch said the healthcare law’s full implementation remains uncertain ahead of the U.S. Supreme Court decision, and the most “credit-negative outcome” would be a decision that eliminates the requirement that individuals purchase insurance without also eliminating mandated coverage provisions.
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