
U.S. health insurers benefit as elective care cuts offset coronavirus costs
NEW YORK (Reuters) – As Americans delay elective surgeries and avoid doctors and hospitals during the coronavirus pandemic, healthcare spending declines have more than offset the added costs of COVID-19 care, insurance executives and experts say, boosting U.S. health insurer profits. FILE PHOTO: Nurse Leah Silver cares for a coronavirus disease (COVID-19) patient in the…