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  • The Affordable Care Act (ACA) mandated significant changes in the individual health insurance market starting in 2014.
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  • Understanding insurer profitability is crucial for market stability and policy development.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To compare the financial performance and profitability of health insurers in 2014 versus 2013.
  • To identify key factors influencing insurer financial performance within the individual market.
  • To contrast the financial outcomes of insurers operating on state-run health insurance exchanges versus the federal exchange.

Main Methods:

  • Analysis of key financial ratios for a sample of health insurers.
  • Comparative financial assessment between the years 2013 and 2014.
  • Stratification of analysis based on the type of health insurance exchange (state-run vs. federal).

Main Results:

  • The median insurer loss in 2014 (-3.9%) was comparable to 2013.
  • Decreased administrative costs effectively counteracted increased medical losses.
  • Insurers participating in state-run exchanges demonstrated better financial performance than those on the federal exchange in 2014.

Conclusions:

  • Medical loss ratios, rather than administrative costs, were the primary drivers of performance differences between state-run and federal exchanges.
  • Policy interventions aimed at improving individual market financial performance should consider the distinct characteristics of state-run versus federal exchanges.
  • Further investigation into the specific features differentiating state-run exchanges could yield valuable insights for market stabilization.