Interactive Analysis: 2024 ACA Risk Adjustment Transfer Payment Results

On June 30th, 2025, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) unveiled the highly anticipated Summary Report on Individual and Small Group Market Risk Adjustment Transfers for the 2024 Benefit Year. This report dives into risk adjustment transfer payments by issuer and state for the Affordable Care Act (ACA) market. In an effort to simplify […]
Interactive Analysis: 2023 ACA Risk Adjustment Transfer Payment Results

On July 22, 2024, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) unveiled the highly anticipated Summary Report on Risk Adjustment Transfer for the 2023 Benefit Year. This report dives into risk adjustment transfer payments by issuer and state for the Affordable Care Act (ACA) market. In an effort to simplify the data and enhance understanding, […]
Interactive Analysis: 2022 ACA Risk Adjustment Transfer Payment Results

On June 30, 2023, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) unveiled the highly anticipated Summary Report on Risk Adjustment Transfer for the 2022 Benefit Year. This report dives into risk adjustment transfer payments by issuer and state for the Affordable Care Act (ACA) market. In an effort to simplify the data and enhance understanding, […]
Explore the 2021 ACA Risk Adjustment Transfer Payment Results

On June 30, 2022, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) released the Summary Report on Risk Adjustment Transfer for the 2020 Benefit Year, which outlines risk adjustment transfer payments by issuer and state for the Affordable Care Act (ACA) market. To help health plans understand the results, Pareto has quickly ingested the data and developed the […]
Explore the 2020 ACA Risk Adjustment Transfer Payment Results

On June 30, 2021, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) released the Summary Report on Risk Adjustment Transfer for the 2020 Benefit Year, which outlines risk adjustment transfer payments by issuer and state for the Affordable Care Act (ACA) market. To help health plans understand the results, Pareto has quickly ingested the data and developed the […]
Explore the 2019 ACA Risk Adjustment Transfer Payment Results
On July 17, 2020, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) released the Summary Report on Risk Adjustment Transfers for the 2019 Benefit Year, which outlines risk adjustment transfer payments by issuer and state for the Affordable Care Act (ACA) market. To help health plans understand the results, Pareto has quickly ingested the data and developed the […]
2018 ACA Risk Adjustment Transfer Payment Results: “Premium Stabilization Program” Beginning to Stabilize

On June 28th, 2019, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (“CMS”) released the Affordable Care Act (“ACA”) Risk Adjustment Transfer Payment results for the 2018 benefit year. Within days of the announcement, Pareto published a preliminary analysis highlighting major trends and year-over-year comparisons into state average metrics, issuer transfer payments, and high-cost risk pool […]
Explore the 2018 ACA Risk Adjustment Transfer Payment Results

On June 28th, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) released the Summary Report on Risk Adjustment Transfers for the 2018 Benefit Year. This report outlines risk adjustment transfers by issuer and state. The interactive dashboards below provide initial insight and allows for year-over-year comparisons into state average metrics, issuer transfer payments, and high-cost […]
2017 Risk Adjustment Transfer Payment Results: Same Game, Different Outcomes

Year-over-year gross transfer dollars increased 2% nationally across the Individual and Small Group risk pools but range from -99% to 1000+% across state markets. On July 9th, 2018, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released the Affordable Care Act (ACA) Risk Adjustment Transfer Payment results for the 2017 benefit year. Litigation in New […]
Preliminary Analysis of ACA Risk Adjustment Transfer Payments for 2017

On July 9th, 2018, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) released the Summary Report on Risk Adjustment Transfers for the 2017 Benefit Year. This report outlines risk adjustment transfers by issuer and state. The interactive dashboards below provide initial insight and allow for year-over-year comparisons. This post will be followed by an in-depth […]