"If premiums go up, it does not mean profits are going up."
Perhaps your niece can explain how Aetna claimed it's losing money on some policies, then turned around and announced a $2.1 billion gain in the first 6 months of this year. Why would they want to reduce that profit?
https://news.aetna.com/news-releases/aetna-reports-second-quarter-2017-results/

Labels: moderation: safe