Market Share of Largest Insurance Carrier in the Individual Insurance Market, 2010

Published: Mar 19, 2013

Source

Kaiser Family Foundation analysis of 2010 insurer filings to the National Association of Insurance Commissioners and the California Department of Managed Health Care using the Mark Farrah Associates Health Coverage Portal TM. Market share was calculated as the percent of the state’s individual insurance market enrollment accounted for by each parent company (measured in member months)  

Health Insurance Premiums in the Individual Market in 2010

Published: Mar 19, 2013

Source

Kaiser Family Foundation analysis of 2010 insurer filings to the National Association of Insurance Commissioners using the Mark Farrah Associates Health Coverage Portal. The Average premium is calculated as total premium revenues in a state divided by the number of total member months. The per member per month premium is an average across adults and children, so will be lower than a premium typically to a single adult. In California, premium data are not available for HMOs in the individual market. The data in this analysis come from Anthem Blue Cross’s Wellpoint plan, which represented 57% of California’s individual market enrollment in 2010.

Profiles of Medicaid Outreach and Enrollment Strategies: One-on-One Assistance Through Community Health Centers in Utah

Published: Mar 19, 2013

This brief provides insight into lessons learned from Medicaid and CHIP outreach and enrollment strategies that can help inform implementation of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) coverage expansions by profiling a successful enrollment assistance initiative among health centers in Utah. The brief is part of the “Getting Into Gear for 2014” series examining key implementation issues as states prepare for the ACA coverage expansions.

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Premium Assistance in Medicaid and CHIP: An Overview of Current Options and Implications of the Affordable Care Act

Published: Mar 18, 2013

Premium assistance is the use of public funds through Medicaid or the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) to purchase private coverage. States have pursued premium assistance with varied objectives, including covering parents not otherwise eligible for public coverage and promoting the use of private coverage. Implementation of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) coverage expansions is likely to spark renewed interest in premium assistance options. This brief provides an overview of premium assistance options and examines how the ACA may impact the use of premium assistance.

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