The number of visitors to major health insurance provider websites has declined during the past year due to the increase in U.S. unemployment, according to a new report from comScore.
There has been a corresponding increase in the number of searches related to obtaining health coverage during the past year.
"With U.S. unemployment approaching 10 percent according to the most recent Department of Labor data, the millions of Americans without health care coverage or with inadequate coverage are looking online for information and assistance," said Kevin Levitt,
United Health Group saw visits to its website decline 29 percent during the past year to 3.2 million visitors in June. The number of visitors to Aetna (down 12% to 1.9 million), WellPoint (down 11% to 1.6 million), and Cigna (down 19% to 944,000) also decreased.
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