We’ve reported over the past few weeks about actions being taken by UnitedHealth Group, Cigna and Elevance, three of the giants in the for-profit health insurance business, that undoubtedly will push independent physician practices to the brink of bankruptcy and closure – or force them to sell out to either an insurance conglomerate or big hospital system – and severely restrict Americans’ access to the doctors and hospitals of their choice. Other Big Insurance companies undoubtedly will follow suit. Even President Trump is getting the message: These truly are “BIG, BAD” “money-sucking” companies.
