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Moody’s downgrades outlook for health insurers
The Washington Post ^ | Jan. 23 2014 | Sarah Kliff and Sandhya Somashekhar

Posted on 01/25/2014 10:00:06 AM PST by jyro

Major credit-rating firm Moody’s on Thursday downgraded the outlook for health insurers from stable to negative, citing the new health-care law’s botched rollout as a significant factor.

Moody’s highlighted the relatively low sign-up rate among young adults and a slew of last-minute regulatory changes by the Obama administration as posing risks to health insurers selling policies on the new exchanges.

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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Education; Health/Medicine; Science
KEYWORDS: aca; healthcareinsurers; insurersdowngrade; moodys; obamacare; obamacareinsurers

1 posted on 01/25/2014 10:00:06 AM PST by jyro
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To: jyro

Next step for Obama will be to have them audited or indicted.


2 posted on 01/25/2014 10:01:29 AM PST by kcvl
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To: jyro

Serves them right. They weighed in in support of Obamacare at a key moment, because Barry the Liar promised them increased profits.

Now, of course, he wants to make the taxpayers make up the difference.


3 posted on 01/25/2014 10:05:52 AM PST by Cicero (Marcus Tullius)
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To: Cicero

They made their bad.


4 posted on 01/25/2014 10:19:13 AM PST by Eric in the Ozarks ("Say Not the Struggle Naught Availeth.")
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To: Eric in the Ozarks
"They made their bad."

I'm assuming you meant that "they made their bed"...but I like your version better.

5 posted on 01/25/2014 10:21:40 AM PST by Earthdweller (Harvard won the election again...so what's the problem.......? Embrace a ruler today.)
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To: jyro

The plan all along. Destroy the insurance companies and then...
I’m from the government and I’m here to help, Single Payer.


6 posted on 01/25/2014 10:28:04 AM PST by RedMDer (Happy with this, America? Make your voices heard. 2014 is just around the corner. ~ Sarah Palin)
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Twelve FReeper-Patriots are now
New Monthly Donors.
Who will be lucky number 13? :)

7 posted on 01/25/2014 10:28:25 AM PST by RedMDer (Happy with this, America? Make your voices heard. 2014 is just around the corner. ~ Sarah Palin)
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To: jyro

If the executive branch’s illegal changes to Obama care are hurting the insurance companies, they have standing in court. Use it or quit whining.


8 posted on 01/25/2014 10:28:39 AM PST by freedomfiter2 (Brutal acts of commission and yawning acts of omission both strengthen the hand of the devil.)
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To: jyro

Nothing gets upgraded under Obama.


9 posted on 01/25/2014 10:39:57 AM PST by Vaduz
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To: Earthdweller

How about:
They made their bad, now they can lump it.


10 posted on 01/25/2014 1:53:51 PM PST by Eric in the Ozarks ("Say Not the Struggle Naught Availeth.")
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To: jyro

Cue up Eric Holder with the empty threats.


11 posted on 01/25/2014 2:07:53 PM PST by Georgia Girl 2 (The only purpose of a pistol is to fight your way back to the rifle you should never have dropped.)
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Stop Obamacare before it stops you.
Support Free Republic.

12 posted on 01/26/2014 3:53:00 PM PST by RedMDer (Happy with this, America? Make your voices heard. 2014 is just around the corner. ~ Sarah Palin)
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