Ohio State Medical Association: Competition in Health Insurance Study Released

DUBLIN, Ohio, Oct. 28 (TNSRep) -- The Ohio State Medical Association issued the following joint news with American Medical Association:

The AMA and OSMA used data from previous editions of Competition in Health Insurance to analyze the anticompetitive effects of the Anthem-Cigna and Aetna-Humana proposed mergers.

OSMA has also used data from this report as part of its legislative and regulatory efforts in Ohio--supporting passages of prior authorization and prompt payment reforms.

The publication includes the two largest insurers' commercial market shares and the Herfindahl-Hirschman Indices (HHIs) for all 384 metropolitan statistical areas (MSAs), the 50 United States, and the District of Columbia.

The HHI is a measure of market concentration. The report provides data on 12 different market areas in Ohio.

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REPORT: https://www.ama-assn.org/system/files/2020-10/competition-health-insurance-us-markets.pdf