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The asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) market represents a brand-dominated market that could face substantial changes over the next few years by the possible arrival of generic me…

Immune diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis, psoriasis, inflammatory bowel disease, psoriatic arthritis and ankylosing spondylitis produce a substantial amount of human suffering and disability. Biol…

Employment and health plan enrollment appear to have stabilized in Oregon and Washington, and both states are pushing ahead in response to federal health reforms, improving their regulatory capacity a…

Pennsylvania's commercial insurance market suffered in 2009 as employment losses and the rising cost of employer-based health insurance forced many to drop coverage. The state's major communit…

Commercial carriers are trying to weather uncertain times as the government imposes new regulations under health reform. In advance of new rules governing medical loss ratios, Bradley Wilson, the new…

Although it appears unlikely there will be widespread, dramatic design changes in 2011 as plan sponsors attempt to understand the full implications of healthcare reform, there will be some adjustments…

Thousands of state residents currently receiving care in Minnesota through the state-subidized MinnesotaCare program could be moved into state exchanges as a part of national healthcare reform. Howeve…

Still reeling from a weak job market, the insurance industry in the Tristate is looking under every stone for cost controls and efficiencies. Carriers still challenged in growing their commercial busi…

Job losses continued to drag down Florida’s commercial insurance market in 2010, with the self-insured rolls taking the largest hit, likely reflecting layoffs and attrition in the state’s biggest self…

The commercial healthcare segment is consolidating in the Heartland, where dominant Blue Cross plans hold their solid top positions, and players such as Coventry are buying up regional plans in hopes…

Michigan's economy has begun to recover from its bottom, but health plan purchasers are only coming back into the market cautiously. Demand is up for products that will yield better medical outcom…

The HealthLeaders-InterStudy Market Analyst team analyzes major developments at the nation’s publicly held health plans each quarter through their financial releases and conference call transcripts. T…