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Methodology

EBA, in partnership with business intelligence data analytics firm miEdge, reveals the least competitive large-group health insurance marketplaces by state (including the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico) based on Form 5500 Schedule A reporting data on premiums as of September 2015.

The combined rank number considers the following data points: 1) how much of the large-group market is controlled by one insurance carrier and 2) how much of the large-group market is controlled by the top five insurance carriers. This combination provides the best indication of how much each market is dominated by one carrier by adding the percent market share of the top carrier to the percent market share of the top five carriers.

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26) Vermont

Market share of top five carriers: 85.24%
Market share of top carrier: 35.15%

Top five carriers:
1) Cigna
2) BCBS of Vermont
3) MVP Health Care
4) The Vermont Health Plan
5) BCBS of North Carolina
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25) Oregon

Market share of top five carriers: 84.51%
Market share of top carrier: 36.53%

Top five carriers:
1) Kaiser
2) BCBS of Oregon
3) Unum
4) PacificSource Health Plans
5) UnitedHealthcare
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24) Oklahoma

Market share of top five carriers: 90.77%
Market share of top carrier: 33.94%

Top five carriers:
1) BCBS of Illinois
2) CommunityCare
3) BCBS of Oklahoma
4) UnitedHealthcare
5) Aetna
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23) Colorado

Market share of top five carriers: 88.39%
Market share of top carrier: 37.30%

Top five carriers:
1) Kaiser
2) UnitedHealthcare
3) Anthem
4) Cigna
5) Aetna
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22) Idaho

Market share of top five carriers: 85.85%
Market share of top carrier: 41.73%

Top five carriers:
1) Blue Cross of Idaho
2) Regence BlueShield of Idaho
3) Kaiser
4) BCBS of Illinois
5) BCBS of Alabama
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21) Utah

Market share of top five carriers: 92.41%
Market share of top carrier: 35.24%

Top five carriers:
1) Select Health
2) BCBS of Utah
3) UnitedHealthcare
4) Aetna
5) Kaiser
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20) California

Market share of top five carriers: 83.66%
Market share of top carrier: 45.62%

Top five carriers:
1) Kaiser
2) Anthem
3) Aetna
4) Blue Shield of California
5) UnitedHealthcare
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19) New Hampshire

Market share of top five carriers: 91.12%
Market share of top carrier: 41.99%

Top five carriers:
1) Harvard Pilgrim Health Care
2) Anthem
3) Cigna
4) Aetna
5) BCBS of Massachusetts
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18) Nevada

Market share of top five carriers: 83.10%
Market share of top carrier: 56.33%

Top five carriers:
1) UnitedHealthcare
2) Anthem
3) Cigna
4) Aetna
5) Health Plan of Nevada/Sierra Health and Life
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17) South Carolina

Market share of top five carriers: 91.07%
Market share of top carrier: 49.23%

Top five carriers:
1) BCBS of South Carolina
2) Aetna
3) Florida BCBS
4) BCBS Insurance Company
5) UnitedHealthcare
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16) Massachusetts

Market share of top five carriers: 85.72%
Market share of top carrier: 54.69%

Top five carriers:
1) BCBS of Massachusetts
2) Harvard Pilgrim Health Care
3) Tufts Health Plan
4) Kaiser
5) Fallon Community Health Plan
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15) Louisiana

Market share of top five carriers: 85.04%
Market share of top carrier: 55.56%

Top five carriers:
1) BCBS of Louisiana
2) UnitedHealthcare
3) Humana
4) Aetna
5) Kaiser
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14) Mississippi

Market share of top five carriers: 85.60%
Market share of top carrier: 55.76%

Top five carriers:
1) BCBS of Mississippi
2) UnitedHealthcare
3) BCBS of Tennessee
4) HCC Life
5) American Fidelity Assurance Company
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13) Hawaii

Market share of top five carriers: 98.99%
Market share of top carrier: 48.68%

Top five carriers:
1) Hawaii Medical Service Association
2) Kaiser
3) UHA
4) Aetna
5) Tokio Marine Pacific Insurance
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12) Rhode Island

Market share of top carrier: 61.65%
Market share of top five carriers: 90.68%

Top five carriers:
1) BCBS of Rhode Island
2) UnitedHealthcare
3) Health Net
4) Tufts Health Plan
5) Kaiser
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11) Delaware

Market share of top five carriers: 94.79%
Market share of top carrier: 57.81%

Top five carriers:
1) BCBS of Delaware
2) Aetna
3) Cigna
4) Highmark
5) UnitedHealthcare
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10) Illinois

Market share of top five carriers: 86.72%
Market share of top carrier: 67.58%

Top five carriers:
1) BCBS of Illinois
2) UnitedHealthcare
3) Health Care Service Corporation
4) Kaiser
5) Aetna
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9) Puerto Rico

Market share of top five carriers: 96.69%
Market share of top carrier: 58.61%

Top five carriers:
1) Triple-S
2) Medical Card System Life Insurance
3) Humana
4) MAPFRE Life Insurance Company
5) First Medical Health Plan
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8) South Dakota

Market share of top five carriers: 91.07%
Market share of top carrier: 58.51%

Top five carriers:
1) BCBS of South Carolina
2) Aetna
3) Florida BCBS
4) BCBS Insurance Company
5) UnitedHealthcare
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7) West Virginia

Market share of top five carriers: 88.53%
Market share of top carrier: 69.75%

Top five carriers:
1) Highmark
2) BCBS of Illinois
3) Health Plan of the Upper Ohio Valley
4) Aetna
5) UnitedHealthcare
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6) Kansas

Market share of top five carriers: 94.96%
Market share of top carrier: 65.41%

Top five carriers:
1) BCBS of Kansas
2) Aetna
3) UnitedHealthcare
4) Kaiser
5) Sun Life Financial
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5) Nebraska

Market share of top five carriers: 93.09%
Market share of top carrier: 70.03%

Top five carriers:
1) BCBS of Nebraska
2) UnitedHealthcare
3) Aetna
4) BCBS of Kansas
5) Humana
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4) Alabama

Market share of top five carriers: 91.08%
Market share of top carrier: 80.10%

Top five carriers:
1) BCBS of Alabama
2) UnitedHealthcare
3) Viva Health
4) HCC Life
5) BCBS Insurance Company
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3) Iowa

Market share of top five carriers: 93.60%
Market share of top carrier: 78.76%

Top five carriers:
1) BCBS of Iowa
2) UnitedHealthcare
3) Aetna
4) BCBS of South Dakota
5) Medical Associates Health Plans
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2) North Dakota

Market share of top five carriers: 95.51%
Market share of top carrier: 79.48%

Top five carriers:
1) BCBS of North Dakota
2) Noridian Mutual Insurance Company
3) Medica
4) Sanford Health Plan
5) BCBS of Arkansas
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1) Maine

Market share of top five carriers: 97.55%
Market share of top carrier: 80.46%

Top five carriers:
1) Anthem
2) Harvard Pilgrim Health Care
3) Aetna
4) Cigna
5) Maine Wellness Association
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