Health plans in Missouri owned by WellPoint Health Networks, Inc. will likely increase in the next year, according to the latest issue of the Kansas & Missouri Health Plan Analysis from HealthLeaders Research.
WellPoint's forecasted growth will be driven by the fact that prior to its merger with Anthem Inc., the lion's share of revenue for both companies was generated from the states that now comprise WellPoint's central region -- Missouri, Ohio, Kentucky, Indiana and Illinois.
Other features in the latest issue of the Kansas & Missouri Health Plan Analysis:
* Wall Street analysts aren't bullish about Coventry Health Care's planned purchase of First Health Group Corp. * Two Missouri plans have joined the health savings account market. * Kansas Gov. Kathleen Sebelius is calling for some ambitious changes in the health insurance landscape in her state. * Kansas has followed Missouri in joining Illinois' drug reimportation program. * Columnist John B. Harkey, Ph.D., discusses how some states and cities are treating Canada as a pharmacy benefit manager by seeking to import drugs from Canadian distributors at Canadian prices. He discusses the implications of these efforts and the need for government entities to inform consumers about cheaper therapeutic alternatives which can be a better deal than Canadian or European drugs. About HealthLeaders Research
HealthLeaders Research is the leading provider of both in-depth state- level and local data and analysis tracking 900 health plans and healthcare developments in the nation's top 75 metropolitan markets. HealthLeaders Research has covered the managed care industry for almost two decades, and its analysis and quarterly updates on the financials and enrollment of managed care companies have become the industry standard. For more information, go to http://www.healthleaders.com/.
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SOURCE: HealthLeaders Research
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