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www.markfarrah.com/ - Medicare Advantage gained some momentum during the 2007-2008 open enrollment season. Plans added 1.065 million members, 109,000 more than the total gain during 2006-2007 open enrollment. PDP plans attracted only 120,000 members during this same period. Understanding the impact of changes in the Medicare marketplace is a significant part of healthcare business analysis. Mark

Farrah Associates (MFA) developed Medicare Business Online(TM) last year to provide easy access to reliable data for Medicare market study. Recent enhancements to this product offer even greater insight into the Medicare market.

Updated Medicare Market data provides for easy look up of eligibles by county and revised state projections offer enrollment forecasts for Medicare Advantage and PDP through the year 2013. State & County Enrollment tables now include historic data for trend analysis. A new feature, State Analysis, provides an up-to-date examination of state-specific Medicare Advantage markets. In this section readers will find exclusive reports on market activity within the featured state. A total of 10 state reports will be published per year.

The current lineup of state reports includes an assessment of the highly competitive Florida market. In another overview MFA took an in-depth look at the dominance of HMO's in California's Medicare Advantage market. The impact of Ohio's Public Employees Retirement System move to managed care is the focus of another report.

For access to comprehensive enrollment data plus in-depth analysis of the Medicare market, MFA recommends Medicare Business Online(TM). This online portal offers up-to-date coverage of MA and PDP market growth and competition. Additional product information can be found at the Mark Farrah Associates website.

About Mark Farrah Associates (MFA)

Since 1997 Mark Farrah Associates (MFA) has been recognized as a leader in analyzing health insurance business. Committed to simplifying the analysis of the health insurance industry by providing market data and analysis tools, our products include Medicare Business Online(TM), the Health Coverage Portal(TM), Health Insurer Insights(TM), and Health Plans USA(TM).

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