Bruce Japsen
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Senior Contributor @Forbes. Talking healthcare & biz @WBBMNewsradio @forbesonfox. Author: Inside Obamacare & Walmart's 2nd Opinion. Adjunct @UIOWA_SJMC. Hawkeye
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Joined March 2009
Obamacare Insurer Oscar Health, Hit By Higher Costs, Sees 2026 Rebound
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Oscar Health reported a $228 million second quarter loss but sees profits returning next year as the health insurance industry navigates an influx of sick patients.
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Physician Starting Pay Hits $400,000 A Year
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The average starting salary for physicians is more than $400,000 with surgeons at the high end and pediatricians on the low end of the pay scale, AMN Healthcare says.
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Guest on @NPR weekend, talking: "The economic health of major insurers is a mixed diagnosis." As they say, take a listen.
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NPR's Ayesha Rascoe asks Forbes healthcare contributor Bruce Japsen about the financial health of major U.S. insurers.
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RT @KonfrstForIowa: Today the Corporation for Public Broadcasting announced they’re shutting down after Zach Nunn voted to cut their fundin….
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Read more about oncologist Dr. Sigrun Hallmeyer and patient-centered cancer care In Chicago Medicine magazine @WatchMarquee @Cubs @advocatehealth.#cubs
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Chicago Medicine Magazine - June 2025
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Congress May Finally Be Addressing The Nation’s Doctor Shortage via @forbes
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Congress may finally lift a nearly three-decade old cap on Medicare-funded physician residency slots under the proposed bipartisan Resident Physician Shortage Act.
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CVS Profits Eclipse $1 Billion As Aetna’s Costs Begin To Stabilize via @forbes
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CVS Health reported $1 billion in second quarter profits as the company gets a handle on costs that have dogged its Aetna health insurance unit and rival health insurers.
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Cigna Profits Hit $1.5 Billion Despite Higher Costs via @forbes
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The Cigna Group reported a second quarter profit of $1.5 billion as its Evernorth business performs well and despite rising costs in its employer benefits business.
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Humana Reports $545 Million Profit As Costs Land Within Expectations via @forbes
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Humana Wednesday reported $545 million in second quarter profits as the health insurer’s medical cost trends fell in line with expectations.
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UnitedHealth Reports $3.4 Billion Profit And Sees 2026 Return To Earnings Growth via @forbes
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UnitedHealth Group second quarter profits fell to $3.4 billion amid rising costs and the health insurance giant said it would return to earnings growth in 2026.
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Centene Reports $253 Million Loss Amid Health Insurer Cost Struggles via @forbes
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Centene reported a $253 million loss in its second quarter as the provider of government-subsidized health benefits struggles to manage costs of its health plan members.
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Trump’s Budget And Tariffs Fuel 15% Hike In Individual Health Premiums via @forbes
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Individual coverage under the Affordable Care Act could jump 15% for 2026 thanks to policies pushed by the Republican Congress and the Donald Trump White House.
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Elevance Health Is Latest Insurer To Cut Profit Targets As Costs Surge via @forbes
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Elevance Health is the latest health insurer to cut its 2025 profit forecast due to rising costs in its Medicaid and individual plans under the Affordable Care Act.
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