And The Beat Goes On…

The new data on health plan enrollment is interesting. Blue Cross Blue Shield (BCBS) and non-BCBS plans showed a combined membership gain of roughly 7%, or 12.3 million members, from 2020 to 2024 (see Five-Year Health Enrollment Trends Comparing Blues & Non-Blues Plans). According to the analysis, BCBS association members, parent organizations, and their subsidiaries insured about 37.5% of the total health insurance market. 

Fully insured health enrollment for non-BCBS reporting plans increased from 122.5 million covered lives in 2020 to approximately 131.4 million for 2024 (a 7.3% increase). The plans . . .