Nearly three quarters of health insurance markets are highly concentrated, says study

Health insurance markets - metropolitan area

The American Medical Association found that this was the case in 73 percent of MSAs. A new American Medical Association (AMA) study has revealed that almost three out of every four metropolitan statistical areas (MSAs) are concentrated health insurance markets. The analysis was based on data from the Department of Justice and Federal Trade Commission. The AMA’s study revealed that 73 percent of MSAs were highly concentrated health insurance markets based on the horizontal merger guidelines from the Department of Justice and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC). In 91 percent…

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