States with the most competitive large-group health insurance markets
October 22, 2015 11:24 AM
Methodology
EBA, in partnership with business intelligence data analytics firm miEdge, reveals the most 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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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) Wyoming
Market share of top five carriers: 83.27%
Market share of top carrier: 36.98%
Top five carriers:
1) BCBS of Wyoming
2) Cigna
3) Companion Life Insurance Company
4) Fidelity Security Life Insurance Company
5) Arch Insurance Company
Market share of top carrier: 36.98%
Top five carriers:
1) BCBS of Wyoming
2) Cigna
3) Companion Life Insurance Company
4) Fidelity Security Life Insurance Company
5) Arch Insurance Company
25) Montana
Market share of top five carriers: 77.15%
Market share of top carrier: 41.33%
Top five carriers:
1) BCBS of Montana
2) BCBS of Illinois
3) Cigna
4) PacificSource Health Plans
5) Companion Life Insurance Company
Market share of top carrier: 41.33%
Top five carriers:
1) BCBS of Montana
2) BCBS of Illinois
3) Cigna
4) PacificSource Health Plans
5) Companion Life Insurance Company
24) New Mexico
Market share of top five carriers: 85.05%
Market share of top carrier: 33.31%
Top five carriers:
1) BCBS of Illinois
2) Presbyterian Insurance Company
3) BCBS of New Mexico
4) UnitedHealthcare
5) Health Care Service Corporation
Market share of top carrier: 33.31%
Top five carriers:
1) BCBS of Illinois
2) Presbyterian Insurance Company
3) BCBS of New Mexico
4) UnitedHealthcare
5) Health Care Service Corporation
23) Minnesota
Market share of top five carriers: 85.77%
Market share of top carrier: 31.83%
Top five carriers:
1) Medica
2) Health Partners
3) BCBS of Michigan
4) BCBS of Minnesota
5) UnitedHealthcare
Market share of top carrier: 31.83%
Top five carriers:
1) Medica
2) Health Partners
3) BCBS of Michigan
4) BCBS of Minnesota
5) UnitedHealthcare
22) Maryland
Market share of top five carriers: 86.13%
Market share of top carrier: 29.02%
Top five carriers:
1) Carefirst Blue Cross Blue Shield
2) Kaiser
3) UnitedHealthcare
4) Aetna
5) Cigna
Market share of top carrier: 29.02%
Top five carriers:
1) Carefirst Blue Cross Blue Shield
2) Kaiser
3) UnitedHealthcare
4) Aetna
5) Cigna
21) Tennessee
Market share of top five carriers: 78.94%
Market share of top carrier: 36.03%
Top five carriers:
1) BCBS of Tennessee
2) UnitedHealthcare
3) BCBS of Illinois
4) Kaiser
5) NHC Health Benefit Plan
Market share of top carrier: 36.03%
Top five carriers:
1) BCBS of Tennessee
2) UnitedHealthcare
3) BCBS of Illinois
4) Kaiser
5) NHC Health Benefit Plan
20) Arkansas
Market share of top five carriers: 75.43%
Market share of top carrier: 39.26%
Top five carriers:
1) Kaiser
2) BCBS of Arkansas
3) Allstate
4) Health Advantage
5) UnitedHealthcare
Market share of top carrier: 39.26%
Top five carriers:
1) Kaiser
2) BCBS of Arkansas
3) Allstate
4) Health Advantage
5) UnitedHealthcare
19) Indiana
Market share of top five carriers: 70.38%
Market share of top carrier: 43.93%
Top five carriers:
1) Anthem
2) UnitedHealthcare
3) BCBS of Illinois
4) Cigna
5) Humana
Market share of top carrier: 43.93%
Top five carriers:
1) Anthem
2) UnitedHealthcare
3) BCBS of Illinois
4) Cigna
5) Humana
18) Florida
Market share of top five carriers: 84.19%
Market share of top carrier: 29.30%
Top five carriers:
1) UnitedHealthcare
2) Florida Blue Cross Blue Shield
3) Aetna
4) Cigna
5) Kaiser
Market share of top carrier: 29.30%
Top five carriers:
1) UnitedHealthcare
2) Florida Blue Cross Blue Shield
3) Aetna
4) Cigna
5) Kaiser
17) Michigan
Market share of top five carriers: 78.38%
Market share of top carrier: 34.39%
Top five carriers:
1) BCBS of Michigan
2) HAP
3) Priority Health
4) HealthPlus of Michigan
5) Kaiser
Market share of top carrier: 34.39%
Top five carriers:
1) BCBS of Michigan
2) HAP
3) Priority Health
4) HealthPlus of Michigan
5) Kaiser
16) Washington
Market share of top five carriers: 80.97%
Market share of top carrier: 31.52%
Top five carriers:
1) Premera Blue Cross
2) Group Health
3) Kaiser
4) Regence Blue Cross Blue Shield
5) UnitedHealthcare
Market share of top carrier: 31.52%
Top five carriers:
1) Premera Blue Cross
2) Group Health
3) Kaiser
4) Regence Blue Cross Blue Shield
5) UnitedHealthcare
15) Arizona
Market share of top five carriers: 80.53%
Market share of top carrier: 31.55%
Top five carriers:
1) UnitedHealthcare
2) Cigna
3) Aetna
4) BCBS of Arizona
5) Kaiser
Market share of top carrier: 31.55%
Top five carriers:
1) UnitedHealthcare
2) Cigna
3) Aetna
4) BCBS of Arizona
5) Kaiser
14) Kentucky
Market share of top five carriers: 85.29%
Market share of top carrier: 26.78%
Top five carriers:
1) BCBS of Illinois
2) Anthem
3) UnitedHealthcare
4) Humana
5) Kaiser
Market share of top carrier: 26.78%
Top five carriers:
1) BCBS of Illinois
2) Anthem
3) UnitedHealthcare
4) Humana
5) Kaiser
13) North Carolina
Market share of top five carriers: 77.96%
Market share of top carrier: 32.34%
Top five carriers:
1) BCBS of North Carolina
2) Kaiser
3) UnitedHealthcare
4) Aetna
5) Cigna
Market share of top carrier: 32.34%
Top five carriers:
1) BCBS of North Carolina
2) Kaiser
3) UnitedHealthcare
4) Aetna
5) Cigna
12) Missouri
Market share of top five carriers: 81.85%
Market share of top carrier: 26.74%
Top five carriers
1) BCBS of Kansas
2) UnitedHealthcare
3) Aetna
4) Anthem
5) BCBS of Illinois
Market share of top carrier: 26.74%
Top five carriers
1) BCBS of Kansas
2) UnitedHealthcare
3) Aetna
4) Anthem
5) BCBS of Illinois
11) New Jersey
Market share of top five carriers: 77.19%
Market share of top carrier: 29.71%
Top five carriers:
1) Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey
2) Aetna
3) UnitedHealthcare
4) Cigna
5) Kaiser
Market share of top carrier: 29.71%
Top five carriers:
1) Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey
2) Aetna
3) UnitedHealthcare
4) Cigna
5) Kaiser
10) Texas
Market share of top five carriers: 79.48%
Market share of top carrier: 25.97%
Top five carriers:
1) BCBS of Illinois
2) UnitedHealthcare
3) Kaiser
4) Aetna
5) Health Care Service Corporation
Market share of top carrier: 25.97%
Top five carriers:
1) BCBS of Illinois
2) UnitedHealthcare
3) Kaiser
4) Aetna
5) Health Care Service Corporation
9) Washington, D.C.
Market share of top five carriers: 79.73%
Market share of top carrier: 25.52%
Top five carriers:
1) Carefirst Blue Cross Blue Shield
2) Kaiser
3) UnitedHealthcare
4) Cigna
5) Aetna
Market share of top carrier: 25.52%
Top five carriers:
1) Carefirst Blue Cross Blue Shield
2) Kaiser
3) UnitedHealthcare
4) Cigna
5) Aetna
8) Pennsylvania
Market share of top five carriers: 74.65%
Market share of top carrier: 26.84%
Top five carriers:
1) Highmark
2) Independence Blue Cross
3) Aetna
4) UPMC
5) Capital Blue Cross
Market share of top carrier: 26.84%
Top five carriers:
1) Highmark
2) Independence Blue Cross
3) Aetna
4) UPMC
5) Capital Blue Cross
7) Connecticut
Market share of top five carriers: 76.78%
Market share of top carrier: 21.69%
Top five carriers:
1) UnitedHealthcare
2) Aetna
3) Anthem
4) ConnectiCare
5) Kaiser
Market share of top carrier: 21.69%
Top five carriers:
1) UnitedHealthcare
2) Aetna
3) Anthem
4) ConnectiCare
5) Kaiser
6) Virginia
Market share of top five carriers: 75.27%
Market share of top carrier: 22.33%
Top five carriers:
1) Anthem
2) UnitedHealthcare
3) Kaiser
4) Carefirst Blue Cross Blue Shield
5) Aetna
Market share of top carrier: 22.33%
Top five carriers:
1) Anthem
2) UnitedHealthcare
3) Kaiser
4) Carefirst Blue Cross Blue Shield
5) Aetna
5) Ohio
Market share of top five carriers: 75.15%
Market share of top carrier: 22.29%
Top five carriers:
1) Anthem
2) UnitedHealthcare
3) Medical Mutual of Ohio
4) Kaiser
5) Aetna
Market share of top carrier: 22.29%
Top five carriers:
1) Anthem
2) UnitedHealthcare
3) Medical Mutual of Ohio
4) Kaiser
5) Aetna
4) Georgia
Market share of top five carriers: 76.64%
Market share of top carrier: 20.59%
Top five carriers:
1) Anthem
2) UnitedHealthcare
3) Kaiser
4) Aetna
5) Cigna
Market share of top carrier: 20.59%
Top five carriers:
1) Anthem
2) UnitedHealthcare
3) Kaiser
4) Aetna
5) Cigna
3) Alaska
Market share of top five carriers: 67.43%
Market share of top carrier: 26.52%
Top five carriers:
1) Premera Blue Cross
2) Aetna
3) HCC Life
4) BCBS of Louisiana
5) Transamerica Life Insurance Company
Market share of top carrier: 26.52%
Top five carriers:
1) Premera Blue Cross
2) Aetna
3) HCC Life
4) BCBS of Louisiana
5) Transamerica Life Insurance Company
2) New York
Market share of top five carriers: 65.68%
Market share of top carrier: 25.77%
Top five carriers:
1) UnitedHealthcare
2) Excellus Blue Cross Blue Shield
3) Aetna
4) Cigna
5) Empire Blue Cross Blue Shield
Market share of top carrier: 25.77%
Top five carriers:
1) UnitedHealthcare
2) Excellus Blue Cross Blue Shield
3) Aetna
4) Cigna
5) Empire Blue Cross Blue Shield
1) Wisconsin
Market share of top five carriers: 57.93%
Market share of top carrier: 27.42%
Top five carriers:
1) BCBS of Illinois
2) UnitedHealthcare
3) Unity Health Plans Insurance
4) Security Health Plan of Wisconsin
5) Dean
Market share of top carrier: 27.42%
Top five carriers:
1) BCBS of Illinois
2) UnitedHealthcare
3) Unity Health Plans Insurance
4) Security Health Plan of Wisconsin
5) Dean
