2015 health insurance marketplace competitiveness study
By Doug Norris and Matthew Smith
24 February 2015
Even though it’s only the beginning of 2015, insurers are already starting to think about 2016 rate filings. Using 2014-2015 Health Insurance Marketplace data, we looked for correlations between silver plan premiums and variables like the number of carriers and plans in a rating area, available industry metrics, and the structure of provider networks in each rating area. We focused our analysis on the second-lowest silver plan offered in each market and discovered some interesting findings.
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2015 health insurance marketplace competitiveness study
In this paper, we analyze the 37 states participating in the Federally Facilitated and State Partnership Marketplaces to find key competitiveness metrics that could drive future health insurance rates.
Doug Norris, Matthew Smith