Former North Carolina GOP Gov. Pat McCrory signed into law House Bill 372, which privatizes the state’s nationally recognized Medicaid program, currently a medical home model called Community
South Dakota’s commercial market is dominated by IDN networks Avera Health and Sanford Health along with Wellmark Blue Cross Blue Shield. Sanford Health, Avera Health, and Wellmark Blue Cross
Wellmark Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Iowa remains the dominant player in Iowa’s commercial insurance segment. However, UnitedHealthcare and Cigna have made considerable enrollment gains in
The majority of Nevadans live in two of its 17 counties, Clark (home to Las Vegas) and Washoe (home to Reno). Along with the difficulty of building networks in Nevada’s sparsely populated rural
Commercial enrollment growth outside of the state’s federally facilitated health insurance exchange continues to be a challenge in Nebraska. As Nebraska’s Medicaid program resumed the
In Missouri, UnitedHealthcare is the dominant player in the commercial insurance landscape with the largest enrollment, followed by Anthem, Cigna, CVS Health-owned Aetna, and BlueCross BlueShield
Mississippi was one of a few states to operate a hybrid exchange model, but the state’s own small business exchange, One Mississippi, stopped accepting enrollees and transitioned to HealthCare
The commercial market in Texas is consolidated, with four payers accounting for roughly 70 percent of the state's commercial market. The number of carriers on the federally facilitated exchange
New Jersey features a state-run exchange using the GetCoveredNJ platform. Horizon BCBS of New Jersey, the state's largest insurer, won an exclusive contract for the New Jersey active employees
Commercial enrollment in West Virginia has sputtered because of fluctuations in the state's economy. The dynamics of the market favor well-entrenched carriers with broad provider networks. The
Commercial enrollment has decreased in Indiana in recent cycles. The commercial enrollment is expected to increase going forward with the opening of the economy as the COVID-19 impact faded. US Health
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan continues to dominate commercial enrollment outside of the exchange. Although COVID-19 did impact the payer mix in the state, no consequential shifts in market share
Pennsylvania is one of the most intriguing healthcare states in the nation, and it may offer a glimpse of the future of American healthcare. Pennsylvania has a moderately consolidated commercial
Three carriers offer plans on Montana’s federally facilitated health insurance exchange. The average premium increase across all three insurers increased by 10 percent in 2023, and likely will
The most distinctive feature of Minnesota's health insurance market was scrapped with the signing of a law that allows for-profit and out-of-state health insurers to obtain HMO licenses for the