Wednesday, September 08, 2010

Health Costs for Employers - NH Insurance Market

MEMBERSHIP OVERVIEW

In 2008, the average number of members in New Hampshire reported to the NHID was 585,588. Of this total, 34.5% were self-insured membership and 8.0% of the total was membership enrolled in a high deductible health plan (HDHP).

Calendar Year 2008 Membership Distribution

The following is a breakdown of membership by health insurance carrier:

Health Insurance Carrier/TPA Members Percent of Total
Aetna 723 0.1%
American Trust Administration 203 0.0%
Anthem-NH 321,216 54.9%
Chesapeake Life 3,543 0.6%
Cigna 11,979 2.0%
Conn Gen Life Ins (Cigna) 74,575 12.7%
Fidelity 406 0.1%
Golden Rule 332 0.1%
Guardian Life 461 0.1%
Harvard Pilgrim Health Care 148,174 25.3%
John Alden 1,681 0.3%
Mega Life & Health 3,811 0.7%
MVP 13,946 2.4%
Time Insurance Company 3,754 0.6%
United 786 0.1%

 

The following is a breakdown of membership by market category (employer group size):

Market Category Members Percent of Total
Employers with 1 Employee 10,673 1.8%
Employers with 2-9 Employees 53,289 9.1%
Employers with 10-25 Employees 47,466 8.1%
Employers with 26-50 Employees 40,037 6.8%
Employers with 51-99 Employees 38,377 6.6%
Employers with >= 100 Employees 351,173 60.0%
Individual (as group conversion) 514 0.1%
Individual Policy 34,287 5.9%
Employers Through Qualified Trust 9,773 1.7%

 

The following is a breakdown of membership by coverage category (line of business):

Insurance Type Members Percent of Total
Indemnity 18,298 3.1%
HMO 326,182 55.7%
POS 68,668 11.7%
PPO 172,441 29.4%

 

The following is a breakdown of membership by coverage type:

Coverage Type Members Percent of Total
Self Funded without Stop Loss 91,247 15.6%
Self Funded with Stop Loss 110,627 18.9%
Underwritten 381,782 65.2%
Short Term, Non-renewable Health Insurance 1,933 0.3%