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MFA Briefs Archive
Browse all published MFA Briefs.
February 12, 2026
February 12, 2026
As of September 30, 2025 (3Q25), total Medicaid enrollment included 75.2 million Americans, representing a year-over-year (YOY) decrease of over 2.3 million enrollees (-3%) since the same time...
February 5, 2026
February 5, 2026
The 5 leading group risk health insurers by market share have represented an average of 53% of the total group risk market over the past 5 years. Group risk is composed of both large and small...
January 29, 2026
January 29, 2026
According to Mark Farrah Associates’ (MFA’s) Health Coverage Portal™, as of September 30, 2025, Blue Cross Blue Shield (BCBS, or Blues) membership comprised 37.2% of total U.S. health insurance...
December 15, 2025
December 16, 2025
Health Benefit Contracts by Participant Pool
In their most recent filings, more than 94,000 private-sector employers reported that they offer some type of health benefit subject to ERISA [1]...
December 3, 2025
December 3, 2025
Over 35.2 million people were enrolled in Medicare Advantage (MA) plans as of November 1, 2025, representing a growing share of the nearly 69 million Americans eligible for Medicare. Individual MA...
November 13, 2025
November 13, 2025
Insurance companies provided medical coverage for over 9.5 million people in Michigan, as of June 30, 2025, based on enrollment reported in Mark Farrah Associates’ (MFA’s) County Health CoverageTM. As...
November 6, 2025
November 6, 2025
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) created the Part C & D Star Ratings to provide quality and performance information to Medicare beneficiaries to assist them in choosing their health...
October 22, 2025
October 22, 2025
Medicare Advantage (MA) plans have prepared their Medicare products in anticipation of the 2026 Annual Election Period (AEP), which is currently underway! The MA market is comprised of national health...
October 16, 2025
October 16, 2025,
In this brief, Mark Farrah Associates (MFA) compared second quarter, year-over-year (YOY) profitability for the Individual, Employer-Group, Medicare Advantage, and managed Medicaid health insurance...
October 8, 2025
October 8, 2025
The total Managed Medicaid market declined by (600,000) members, or -0.8%, between March 31, 2025 (1Q25) and June 30, 2025 (2Q25). Total year-over-year (YOY) Medicaid enrollment decreased by...
September 30, 2025
September 30, 2025
Health Care Service Corporation (HCSC), licensed by Blue Cross Blue Shield for five states (IL, MT, NM, OK, TX), provides coverage to millions of Americans through their health plans. However, HCSC...
September 24, 2025
September 24, 2025
Market analysts throughout the health insurance industry rely on enrollment data and segment performance metrics to gain better insights into health plan market share and competitive...
September 10, 2025
September 10, 2025
The U.S. Accident and Health (A&H) insurance industry is vast. It reported nearly $1.4 trillion in premium revenue for 2024, based on filings with the National Association of Insurance Commissioners...
August 21, 2025
August 21, 2025
In this brief, Mark Farrah Associates (MFA) compared year-over-year profitability for the Individual, Employer-Group, Medicare Advantage, and managed Medicaid health insurance segments. Financial...
August 18, 2025
August 18, 2025
As of August 1, 2025, after a period of slow growth and declines, stand-alone prescription drug plans (PDPs) reported gains of over 975,000 net new enrollees, a 4.3% increase since August 1,...
July 21, 2025
July 21, 2025
As of March 31, 2025 (1Q25), total Medicaid enrollment included nearly 76.6 million Americans, representing a year-over-year (YOY) decrease of nearly 3.5 million (M) enrollees (4.4%) since the...
July 10, 2025
July 10, 2025
While the individual health insurance market has faced challenges over the years, enrollment for first quarter 2025 (1Q25) has reached record levels. According to financial statements filed by insurers,...
July 1, 2025
July 1, 2025
Health plans across the country submitted their Supplemental Health Care Exhibits (SHCE) on April 1, 2025, as part of the 2024 National Association of Insurance Commissioners’ (NAIC) annual financial...
June 12, 2025
June 12, 2025
Competition and Market Share
As of December 31, 2024, approximately 14.2 million (M) people were enrolled in private enrollment plans in Florida. Private enrollment, also referred to as...
June 2, 2025
June 2, 2025
Health insurance companies in 2024 provided fully insured coverage for approximately 186.5 million people, an increase of over 12.3 million from 2020. Blue Cross Blue Shield (BCBS) association members,...
May 22, 2025
May 22, 2025
Medicare Supplement (Med Supp) products, also known as Medigap, are a traditional option for seniors looking to offset the out-of-pocket costs of original Medicare coverage. Total enrollment peaked for Med...
May 8, 2025
May 8, 2025
Accounting for over 44% of health insurance companies’ non-medical expenses in 2024, expenditures on “Salaries & Wages” grew by over $2.8 billion (B) in 2024, an increase of 5.1% compared to 2023....
April 30, 2025
April 30, 2025
Based on filings from the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) and the California Department of Managed Health Care (CA DMHC), Centene continued to lead the Managed Medicaid...
April 24, 2025
April 24, 2025
Market analysts throughout the health insurance industry rely on enrollment data and segment performance metrics to gain better insights into health plan market share and competitive positioning. Many...
April 14, 2025
April 14, 2025
Now that the 2025 Medicare Open Enrollment season is finished, over half, 51.5%, of people eligible for Medicare have decided on Medicare Advantage plans (MA), up from 50.8% in March of 2024. Based on...
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