UnitedHealth CEO Stephen Hemsley said at an investors meeting the company’s strategy pivots on the risk that the first wave of new customers on the exchanges will be those who need it most — those with the most expensive care needs, according to the report.
The most prevalent plans on the exchanges across the country are local insurers and Blue Cross-affiliated plans, according to the report, although an HHS report claims 90 percent of exchange enrollees will have access to five or more health plan options.
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