Mark Farrah Associates September 10, 2018
In an era when healthcare is at the forefront of legislative debate and the only consistent aspect of the system is that there isn’t any consistency at all, health insurers continue to wade through the perpetual political turmoil as they strive to remain competitive and profitable. While healthcare reform has caused increased pressure and challenges for carriers, health companies continue to adapt. Change has also created opportunity where many companies have increased a geographic footprint, added new business and acquired other companies through mergers and acquisitions. In this brief, Mark Farrah Associates (MFA) compared second quarter, year-over-year profitability for the Individual, Employer-Group, Medicare Advantage and managed Medicaid segments. Financial insights were gleaned from aggregated 2Q17 and 2Q18 National Association of...