The study also predicts government funding will contribute even more to their revenues over the next three years as the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act reaches full implementation in 2014, according to the report.
During the first three quarters of 2011, the five largest publicly traded health insurers — UnitedHealth Group, WellPoint, Aetna, Humana and Cigna — averaged an operating margin of 8.65 percent.
UnitedHealth Group recorded revenues of $25.3 billion in the third quarter of fiscal year 2011 alone, up 7 percent from last year. Humana saw its third quarter revenue jump 11.4 percent from 2010, reaching $9.3 billion. Many health insurers are expected to release next quarter’s figures within the next month.
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