Our annual market reports and data are an invaluable source of insight into eleven state health care markets. By touring our web site, you can see samples of what is in those reports and data sets. You can also learn about our consulting research, presentations and articles and how you can use them.

New Market Reports for 2008 and 2009

• Strong profitability for HMOs and hospitals alike through 2007, but storm clouds - including declining enrollment and utilization, reduced investment income, high cost of credit - approaching at the end of 2008;
• Declining HMO enrollment for employer groups, partly offset by growth in Medicare and Medicaid managed care and
• Risks for hospitals with their huge construction programs - what if you build it and nobody comes? - and for health plans currently profiting from Medicare and Medicaid
• Transformative proposals from the Obama Administration to change payment systems for providers and business opportunities for health plans
  

Several reports are available for free PDF download. Follow the links for:

• Arizona Health Market Report 2008
• California Health Care Market Report 2006
• Florida Health Market Review 2008 (sampler)
  
• Kentucky Health Care Market Report 2007
• Texas Managed Care Review 2006
  

Minnesota Heath Market Review 2009, Part One, released June 19, 2009: "Investment Losses Hit HMO Profits While Premiums Continue to Outpace Inflation"

Part Two reports for Michigan and Minnesota were released in April and May. Hospitals results were strong for 2007 but serious challenges lie ahead: the decline of employment and thinner benefits leading to lower utilization; decreased investment income (for HMOs as well) and the high cost of borrowing.

The new Part One reports for Minnesota and Michigan will be released in May and July, respectively. If you order now, you can get both the 2008 and 2009 reports for a special price of $225.00, $95.00 off the regular price for the two reports. Shipping is free on this offer. Click here to order.

• To download a free PDF with excerpts from the new Florida report, click here:
  

• John Dorschner wrote in the Miami Herald:  "In Florida Medicare Plus Means Big HMO Profits"
• Margie Manning wrote for the Tampa Bay Business Journal: "Change, for HMOs May Mean Cuts"
• Brian Bandell reported in the South Florida Business Journal: "Health care insurers' investment woes could increase premiums"
  

Colorado Health Market Review 2008 was released on February 6, 2009: "Health insurers and hospitals alike enjoy strong profits but face risks; HMO enrollment still dropping"

• Joyzelle Davis wrote in the Rocky Mountain News: "Metro-area hospitals post 9 percent profit in 2007"
• See Jennifer Brown's article in The Denver Post: "Hospital, HMO profits up in '07, analyst finds"
• See Bob Mook's coverage in the Denver Business Journal
• Hear Eric Whitney's report for Colorado Public Radio

Wisconsin Health Market Review 2008 was released during the week of January 19.

• Corrinne Hess wrote in the Business Journal of Milwaukee: "Report Finds Increase in HMO Enrollment"

St. Luke's Health Initiatives of Phoenix has released Allan Baumgarten's new market analysis for Arizona. The report, Arizona Health Care Market Report 2008, is available for free PDF download at the SLHI web site.   This is the 11th state where he prepares market reports.

Minnesota Health Market Review 2008 released August 22, 2008: "HMO Profitabiity Rebounds in 2007 and Medicare Plans Grow"

• Julie Forster reported in the St. Paul Pioneer Press: "Enrollment Down, Profit Up for HMOs"
•  Katherine Grayson wrote in the (Minneapolis-St. Paul) Business Journal: "HMO Profits Up, Survey Says"
  

Michigan Health Market Review 2008, Part One released July 28, 2008: "HMO Consolidations Leave Employers With Fewer Choices; Economic Weakness Leads to Uncertainty for Insurers and Providers"

• Michigan Radio reported: "HMOs, Hospitals Show Distress"
  
• See Jay Greene's coverage in Crain's Detroit Business: "Net income down at HMOs for 2nd yearr"
• Christina Rogers wrote in the Detroit News: "Report: HMO Costs Up, Again"
• Meghana Keshavan wrote in the Detroit Free Press: "State HMOs' profitability fell in 2007 despite rise in premiums"
  

Ohio Managed Care Review 2007 released May 27, 2008: "Enrollment in Medicaid HMOs has more than doubled; Hospital systems enjoy improved profitability in 2006"

The United Hospital Fund of New York has contracted with Allan Baumgarten to provide data and analysis for a report on the health insurance markets in New York state.

Illinois Managed Care Review 2006 released April 11, 2007: "llinois HMOs and Chicago Hospitals Report Higher Profits As State Grapples with Access and Affordability Issues"

• See presentation to Midwest Business Group on Health
  

Texas Managed Care Review 2006 released March 16, 2007: "Strong hospital profitability fuels new hospital development. HMO profitability continues; new Medicare plans gain members and profits"

• See Brendan Case's article in the Dallas Morning News: "D-FW Health Firms' Profits Up"
• Kate Harrington's article in the Austin Business Journal: "Hospitals Get Clean Financial Bill of Health"
  
• Maria Perotin's article in the Fort Worth Star Telegram: "HMOs see big decline in North Texas"
• Mary Ann Azevedo in the Houston Business Journal: "HMO Net Higher Profits, Less Enrollees"
• Jennifer Gordon in the Dallas Business Journal: "D-FW Hospitals Leading State"
  

California Health Care Market Report 2006, sponsored by the California HealthCare Foundation, is available for free download

• Read a report summary here
• See Marie-Anne Hogarth's article in the East Bay Business Times: "Report: Kaiser expansion keeps competitors on toes"
  

Recent Conference Presentations

"Assessing the Impact of Increased Market Penetration of Specialized For-Profit Medicaid Managed Care Plans"
at 12th Annual Medicaid Managed Care Congress in Baltimore, June 28-30, 2004

Industry News

HMO Premiums and Profits Rise in 2001 and 2002

HMO Enrollment Declines in 2001 and 2002

Tiering Approaches for Health Plans: Incentives and Information for Consumers

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