Medicare and Medicaid

A.M. Best Special Report: Medicare Drove Health Plans' Growth as M&A Climate Cooled in 2006

Published in Law and Health Weekly, June 2nd, 2007

Medicare was the big event for health insurers in 2006. The implementation of Medicare Part D and the new Medicare Advantage products created significant growth in membership and revenue at many of the plans, according to a new special report from A.M. Best Co.

Membership at the publicly traded health insurance companies grew by 18 million, or 17.2%, during the year, and overall total revenues grew by 30.8% to $225 billion. Significant portions of this membership and revenue were in Medicare programs.

The Medicare and Medicaid companies experienced the largest growth in enrollment. For companies participating in Medicare, the growth was due to...

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Source: Law and Health Weekly (2007-06-02)

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