Facing Pandemic, Insurers May Benefit From Diversification

As the COVID-19 crisis continues to ramp up in the United States, projections about how it will affect various business sectors — including managed care — are evolving rapidly. But one concept that industry analysts seem to agree on is that health insurers with diversified business models may be better equipped to weather the storm.

For Peter Manoogian, principal at the health care consultancy ZS Associates, a main reason for the value of diversification comes from simple math. During the last financial crisis in the mid-2000s, about 5 million people shifted out of the employer-sponsored plan market when they lost their jobs, Manoogian tells AIS Health.

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Leslie Small

Leslie Small

Leslie has been reporting and editing in various journalism roles for nearly a decade. Most recently, she was the senior editor of FierceHealthPayer, an e-newsletter covering the health insurance industry. A graduate of Penn State University, she previously served in editing roles at newspapers in Pennsylvania, Virginia and Colorado.

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