By Kimerly Carleson on Linkedin
The Medicaid-insurer money machine is breaking down fast. In just one year look at these numbers:
Centene- -57%
UnitedHealth- -56%
Molina- -48%
Humana- crashing toward $300/share
This isn’t just a rough quarter. It’s a full-blown reckoning. These insurers raked in billions managing taxpayer-funded Medicaid programs while
- Cutting payments to providers
- Hiding contracts and pricing behind gag clauses
- Gaming risk scores and delays to boost profits
- Paying for items never received
- Calculated Diagnosis
- Denying care to the most vulnerably
This model was never about care. It was about control. And now the numbers are catching up. - Medicaid enrollees and advocates- You’ve been gaslit for years. Don’t stay quiet now.
- Lawmakers- If you’re not watching this collapse, you’re complicit.
- States- You have the power. Start demanding transparency, access to claims data, and independent audits.
This isn’t just a market correction, it’s the end of a rigged system
