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Report Summary
While market leader Banner Health moves ahead with almost $1 billion in construction projects, many health systems have pulled back on their expansion plans in order to weather the rising unemployment rate, growing nursing shortage and growing number of uncompensated care cases as a result of the economic recession. The Arizona State Legislature is saddled with one of the biggest budget deficits in the country, leading lawmakers to consider cuts to the state’s Medicaid program and place freezes on hospital reimbursement.
Questions Answered In This Report
The Phoenix area’s construction boom of recent years is trending downward, with many hospital officials putting the brakes on their construction projects. Which construction projects are progressing? How did Banner Health bolster its market share in the past year? What has become of plans to open a teaching hospital for the University of Arizona’s new medical school in downtown Phoenix?
Growing population, a shortage of local providers, and the closure of two family medicine training programs in Phoenix keep physicians in high demand. How consolidated are local physicians? Are malpractice premiums and Medicaid reimbursement payments favorable for doctors, relative to other states? How are physician groups in the area complying with former Gov. Janet Napolitano’s executive order to install electronic medical records by 2010?
Although Phoenix health plans are moderately consolidated, market leader UnitedHealth Group has nearly 30 percent of local membership, followed by Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona. Is health plan enrollment weighted toward HMO or PPO plans? Which insurers have announced plans to exit the state? How much did Arizona’s Medicaid rolls surge in the past year?
Metrics
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Key market indicators and leading organizations among health systems, physicians and health plans
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Phoenix health systems’ market share
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Income, revenue, enrollment and pharmacy spend for leading health plans
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Demographics
Scope
Phoenix market, which includes Maricopa and Pinal counties
Primary Research
Analysis of HealthLeaders-InterStudy data, Billian’s HealthDATA, local and state news and industry reports and interviews with local healthcare executives
Select Companies Listed In This Report:
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Banner Health
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Catholic Healthcare West
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Abrazo Health Care
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Banner Physician Hospital Organization
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Banner PrimeCare Network
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Mayo Clinic Arizona
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UnitedHealth Group
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Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona
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Aetna Health
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Arizona Small Business Association
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