Startup Insurers Post Major Losses, With Bright Health in Liquidity Hot Water

March 3

Three publicly traded startup insurers all posted losses for the full year 2022, and one firm — Bright Health Group, Inc. — may be on its last legs. A managed care insider tells AIS Health, a division of MMIT, that while Oscar Health, Inc. may have righted the ship and Clover Health Investments Corp. didn’t perform as poorly as expected, Bright is in bad shape.

Bright took in revenue of $551.4 million and posted a net loss of $188.2 million, or negative earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) of $108.5 million over 2022, with a medical loss ratio (MLR) of 93.9%. Oscar took in revenue of $3.96 billion against operating expenses of $4.55 billion, posting a net loss of more than $609 million during 2022, with an 85.3% MLR. Clover took in $3.4 billion and reported $298.7 million in negative EBITDA during 2022, with MLR at 91.8%.

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Peter Johnson

Peter has worked as a journalist since 2011 and has covered health care since 2020. At AIS Health, Peter covers trends in finance, business and policy that affect the health insurance and pharma sectors. For Health Plan Weekly, he covers all aspects of the U.S. health insurance sector, including employer-sponsored insurance, Medicaid managed care, Medicare Advantage and the Affordable Care Act individual marketplaces. In Radar on Drug Benefits, Peter covers the operations of (and conflicts between) pharmacy benefit managers and pharmaceutical manufacturers, with a particular focus on pricing dynamics and market access. Before joining AIS Health, Peter covered transportation, public safety and local government for various outlets in Seattle, his hometown and current place of residence. He graduated with a B.A. from Colby College.