ALASKA
HEALTH INSURANCE
BY THE NUMBERS
Health insurance companies
health insurance plans are
in Alaska are an important
also an important economic
source of coverage for
engine for the state providing
individuals, families,
more than 40 jobs in the
employers, and Medicare
private sector with average
beneficiaries. Alaska’s private
wages around $76,000.
Access to Insurance
= 5,000
Large Group1A
50,551
Small Group1B
21,054
Individual1C
14,127
HSA/HDHP2
49,534
Medigap3
10,204
Medicare 4
Advantage
81
Employees
Payroll
Average Wage
Direct Jobs6
Direct Jobs6F
Direct Jobs6F
41
$3,097,000
$75,537
Other Jobs7
Other Jobs7G
Other Jobs7G
1,202
$66,599,000
$55,430
(Paid Employees)
(Insurance-Related)
(Paid Employees)
(Insurance-Related)
(Paid Employees)
(Insurance-Related)
Health Insurance Coverage of the Total Population8
53.97%
15.53%
13.78%
9.29%
PrivateH
Uninsured
Medicaid
Medicare
Other Public - 7.43%
Data compiled by America’s Health Insurance Plans (AHIP), Center for Policy and Research, November 2015.
ALASKA
Largest Health Plans by Number of Covered LivesI
Commercial9J
Aetna
Cigna
Premera
BlueCross
Providence
Health Plan
Trustmark
Medigap10
Humana
Mutual of Omaha
Premera
BlueCross
State Farm
UnitedHealthcare
Medicare
Advantage11
Aetna
Humana
UnitedHealthcare
$60,236,000
State Premium Tax Collected13L
About the Data
Reference: America’s Health Insurance Plans, Health Insurance: State-to-State 2015 (November 2015).
Sources: This data report provides an overview of health insurance facts for all 50 states and the District of Columbia. All information
contained in this report was compiled by America’s Health Insurance Plans’ Center for Policy and Research from publicly available
sources. All data sources are referenced in more detail in the “Sources” page at the end of the full report, or at this link:
http://www.ahip.org/epub/2015-State-HI-Numbers/
Notes
A. Large group covered lives were calculated as domestic comprehensive health
coverage policies issued to large group employers as of 12/31/13. This includes
Federal Employees Health Benefit Plan, TRICARE and similar insured state and
local fully insured programs, but does not include the self-funded coverage.
B. Small group covered lives were calculated as domestic comprehensive health
coverage policies that were issued to small groups as of 12/31/13. AHIP used
NAIC’s definition of a “small group plan”, which is defined as a health plan
offered in the small group market as such term is defined in the state law.
Small group definitions may vary across states.
C. Individual covered lives were calculated as comprehensive health coverage
policies that were issued to an individual covering the individual and/or their
dependents in the United States’ individual market as of 12/31/13. Group
conversion policies (1) are also included. As defined NAIC Group Insurance
Mandatory Conversion Privilege Model Act #105. Available at: http://www.naic.
org/store/free/MDL-105.pdf.
F. The U.S. Census Bureau did NOT supply data on direct jobs in health insurance
for NAIC code 524114 (Direct Health and Medical Insurance Carriers) for the
following states: Arkansas, District of Columbia, Minnesota, Nebraska, North
Carolina, North Dakota, Tennessee, Vermont, and Wyoming.
The U.S. Census Bureau could only provide direct jobs data for NAIC code
621491 for the following states: Illinois, Michigan and North Carolina. During
our calculations, we considered missing data as a value of zero.
G. The U.S. Census Bureau was only able to supply data for other-related
insurance jobs for NAIC code 524130 (Reinsurance Carriers) for the following
states: California, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Massachusetts, Michigan, New
Hampshire, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Texas,
Vermont, and Virginia.
The Bureau was NOT able to supply data on NAIC code 524291 (Claims
Adjusting) for the following states: Alaska, District of Columbia, Hawaii,
Nevada, New Jersey, and Wyoming.
The Bureau was NOT able to supply data on NAIC code 524292 (Third Party
Administration of Insurance and Pension Funds), for the following states:
New Hampshire, North Dakota, Vermont, West Virginia, and Wyoming.
During our calculations, we considered missing data as a value of zero.
H. Private health insurance coverage is defined as those either covered by
employer-sponsored coverage through their own job or as a dependent in the
same household, or as individuals/families that purchased or are covered as
a dependent by non-group insurance. Private health insurance coverage also
includes individuals covered by private insurance from outside the household
for which the origin (ESI or non-group) is unknown. These estimates are
based on the Kaiser Family Foundation’s definitions.
I. Health plan listings are alphabetical among the set of plans with the highest
enrollment in the state in the year noted, and may not include plans with
lower enrollment levels. Plan lists include national or multi-state accounts
administered by health plans from other states.
J. Plans may either report enrollees by the state in which they live OR the state
in which the policy is purchased. Thus, cases may arise where enrollees
residing in one state purchased a policy from another state.
L. Includes state premium taxes collected from all types of insurance
companies, including health insurance. This reflects existing state tax laws,
not the federal ACA health insurance tax.
Illustrations are for graphical representation only and may not be exact.
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Data compiled by America’s Health Insurance Plans (AHIP), Center for Policy and Research, November 2015.
ALASKA