American Medical Association Issues Report Entitled 'Competition in Health Insurance – A Comprehensive Study of U.S. Markets'

CHICAGO, Illinois, Oct. 9 (TNSRep) -- The American Medical Association issued a 75-page report in September 2021 entitled "Competition in Health Insurance - A Comprehensive Study of U.S. Markets."

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Table of contents

I. Introduction and background...2

II. Data and methodology...5

* A. Product and geographic market definition...5

* B. Data...5

* C. Market share and HHI calculations...6

* D. DOJ/FTC merger guidelines...7

III. Summary of findings and conclusion...8

* A. MSA-level summary... 8

* B. National-level market shares...10

* C. Conclusion...12

IV. Appendix: State and MSA tables...13

* Table A-1: Market concentration (HHI) and largest insurers' market shares, as of Jan. 1, 2020 Combined PPO+HMO+POS+EXCH (Total) product markets...13

* Table A-2: Market concentration (HHI) and largest insurers' market shares, as of Jan. 1, 2020 PPO product markets...24

* Table A-3: Market concentration (HHI) and largest insurers' market shares, as of Jan. 1, 2020 HMO product markets...35

* Table A-4: Market concentration (HHI) and largest insurers' market shares, as of Jan. 1, 2020 POS product markets...42

* Table A-5: Market concentration (HHI) and largest insurers' market shares, as of July 1, 2020 Exchanges...51

* Table A-6: State and MSA HHI by product type, as of Jan. 1, 2020...62

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The full report and footnotes can be viewed at https://www.ama-assn.org/system/files/competition-health-insurance-us-markets.pdf

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