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…
Chronic pain is a multi-billion dollar market saturated with well-established branded and generic analgesics that are only partially effective. While drugs with novel mechanisms of action that offer g…
Enrollment in Medicare Advantage continues to grow in the South though private-fee-for-service plans are leaving the market in anticipation of the Congressional mandate for network-based products in 2…
The effects of the recession continue to be seen among carriers in the South, particularly the Blues in both Alabama and Georgia where big drops in enrollment and earnings in 2008 were reported. Howev…
Georgia is a testing ground for new product designs for group and individual buyers. Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Georgia has introduced new products geared to those who want coverage for essentials,…
Managed Medicaid is the centerpiece of Louisiana's health reform initiative, Louisiana Health First, which has finally taken shape after years of planning. State officials are betting that a coord…
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Alabama is Goliath in that state's insurance arena, but national plans are picking up Alabama members too. The insurance market is widening in Huntsville and Mobile t…
Hurricane Katrina may have shaken up the hospital and physician supply in New Orleans in 2005, but the disaster has not had a long-term negative effect on health plans in the region. Health plans have…
Two Louisiana-based health plans – Peoples Health and Vantage Health Plans – are succeeding in the Medicare Advantage space despite competition from larger, national plans. The three managed care heal…
Atlanta's health insurance market continues to be one of the most competitive in the country, and certainly in the South. And as major regional employers like Delta Airlines talk of a potential me…