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Aetna profit slips as insurer settles reimbursement lawsuit
Bloomberg, February 1, 2013
Aetna Inc. (AET), the third-biggest U.S. health insurer, said fourth-quarter profit fell 49 percent as the company settled a lawsuit over medical claims while costs for patient care climbed. Aetna's profit was hurt by $147 million in charges, including the lawsuit settlement and costs for its $5.6 billion deal last year for insurer Coventry Health Care Inc. (CVH) The company also saw profit margins drop in some of its health plans, possibly as a result of a flu outbreak during the quarter, said Matthew Borsch, a Goldman Sachs Group Inc. analyst in New York.
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