ACA Magnifying Glass According tothe Kaiser Family Foundation, “results from mid-2018 suggest thatdespite significant challenges, the individual market remainsstable and insurers are generally profitable.” (Photo:Getty)

Insurers are once again returning to profitability, doing better in thefirst half of this year than during the whole span of the Affordable Care Act.

So says a Kaiser Family Foundation study brief, which finds insurers hittingprofitability levels they haven't seen since before the ACA waspassed. But before anyone does a happy dance, bear in mind that KFFalso said that the Trump administration's recent actions “cloud expectations for thefuture.”

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Marlene Satter

Marlene Y. Satter has worked in and written about the financial industry for decades.

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