Financial Performance of Medicare Advantage, Individual, and Group Health Insurance Markets
| Table 1: Average Medical Expenses as a Share of Total Premiums, 2016–2018 | |||
| Year | Medicare Advantage Market | Individual Market | Fully-Insured Group Market |
| 2006 | 87% | 76% | 83% |
| 2007 | 86% | 82% | 85% |
| 2008 | 86% | 83% | 86% |
| 2009 | 85% | 84% | 87% |
| 2010 | 86% | 82% | 84% |
| 2011 | 86% | 85% | 85% |
| 2012 | 85% | 86% | 85% |
| 2013 | 87% | 87% | 85% |
| 2014 | 87% | 98% | 83% |
| 2015 | 88% | 102% | 84% |
| 2016 | 86% | 96% | 84% |
| 2017 | 86% | 83% | 83% |
| 2018 | 86% | 75% | 83% |
| Table 2: Average Annual Hospital Patient Days per 1,000 Enrollees, 2006–2018 | |||
| Year | Medicare Advantage Market | Individual Market | Fully-Insured Group Market |
| 2006 | 2,090 | 200 | 286 |
| 2007 | 2,122 | 233 | 301 |
| 2008 | 2,104 | 226 | 287 |
| 2009 | 1,943 | 276 | 320 |
| 2010 | 1,938 | 257 | 296 |
| 2011 | 1,980 | 247 | 307 |
| 2012 | 1,885 | 256 | 307 |
| 2013 | 1,987 | 258 | 310 |
| 2014 | 2,113 | 289 | 475 |
| 2015 | 2,006 | 316 | 284 |
| 2016 | 1,894 | 308 | 298 |
| 2017 | 1,933 | 314 | 301 |
| 2018 | 1,856 | 304 | 294 |