West Virginia Health Care System Landscape: An OPEN MINDS State Profile

Published in July 2018, this highly-detailed report provides market intelligence on the West Virginia health system to inform a strategic plan, talk to West Virginia stakeholders, and analyze the market for new opportunities.

The West Virginia Health System Landscape: An OPEN MINDS State Profile contains the following information:

1. Population Demographics – Key information on state population size, income distribution, race, and age.
2. Population Centers – Visual illustration of all metropolitan statistical areas in the state, their population, and the percent of the population that lives in rural versus urban areas.
3. Health Care Coverage Map – A chart illustrating West Virginia’s health care coverage breakdown and the largest plans by payer.
4. Population Distribution By Payer – Provides the percent of the West Virginia population enrolled in each payer—Medicare, Medicaid, Dual Eligibles, Commercial, TRICARE—as well as the percent of the population that is uninsured.
5. Largest Health Plans – A list of the ten largest health insurers in West Virginia across all payers—Medicare, Medicaid, Commercial, and TRICARE.
6. State Medicaid Expansion Decision ­– Critical information on the state expansion of Medicaid to individuals with income below 138% of the federal poverty level including when the state expanded, legislation used to expand, and the number of individuals newly eligible for Medicaid.
7. Health Insurance Marketplace ­– Key data on whether the individual marketplace is state- or federal-run and whether there is a small business health insurance marketplace. Also contains a list of insurers currently offering plans to individuals and small businesses.
8. Safety-Net Delivery System – Who is delivering physical health, mental health, and addiction treatment services to the uninsured and underinsured populations.