Business Wire November 5, 2024
Mark Farrah Associates

MCMURRAY, Pa.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Mark Farrah Associates (MFA), www.markfarrah.com, compared 2Q24 and 2Q23, per member per month (PMPM) health premiums and expenses for the Individual, Employer-Group, Medicare, and Medicaid segments. Financial insights were gleaned from aggregated statutory financial data from MFA’s Health Coverage Portal™.

  • For 2Q24, the average medical expense ratio for the Individual segment was 80.4%, as compared to 82.4% the previous year.
  • For the Employer-Group Risk segment, growth in premium was outpaced by the increase in medical expenses, moving the average medical expense ratio for this segment up to 84.3% for 2Q24, from 84.1% in 2Q23.
  • For Medicare Advantage, growth in medical expenses, which was greater than the increase in premiums, pushed the average medical expense ratio for this...

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