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. 1984 Winter;6(2):31–42.

Table 3. Private health insurance benefit payments and percent of market share, by type of insurer who is at risk: United States, selected years 1965-83.

Year Private health insurance Insurance companies Blue Cross and Blue Shield Self-insured health plans Prepaid health plans1


Total Individual policies Group policies Minimum premium plans Total Administrative service only Self-administered Third party administrator
Amount in billions
1965 $8.7 $4.2 $.8 $3.4 $0.0 $3.9 $0.4 $0.0 $0.4 $0.0 $0.2
1970 15.3 7.1 1.0 6.1 0.0 7.1 0.6 0.1 0.5 0.0 0.5
1975 31.2 12.8 1.3 11.3 0.2 14.2 3.0 1.3 1.5 0.2 1.2
1980 67.3 25.5 2.2 18.1 5.2 25.5 12.7 5.7 5.5 1.5 3.6
1981 78.8 30.7 2.6 19.8 8.3 29.2 14.5 6.2 6.3 2.0 4.4
1982 90.8 37.1 3.2 21.8 12.1 32.2 16.2 6.5 7.0 2.7 5.3
19832 100.0 41.2 3.1 23.8 14.3 35.2 17.5 6.8 7.7 3.0 6.1
Percent of market share
1965 100 48 9 39 0 45 5 0 5 0 2
1970 100 46 7 40 0 46 4 1 3 0 3
1975 100 41 4 36 1 46 10 4 5 1 4
1980 100 38 3 27 8 38 19 8 8 2 5
1981 100 39 3 25 11 37 18 8 8 3 6
1982 100 41 4 24 13 35 18 7 8 3 6
1983 100 41 3 24 14 35 18 7 8 3 6
1

Health maintenance organizations and others.

2

1983 values are preliminary projections based on partial data.