by Carrie Haubensak | Dec 19, 2024 | Insurance Industry, Medicare, Medicare Advantage
The Medicare Advantage program is undergoing its biggest shifts in more than two decades. Payers can take steps now to mount a strategic, agile response as the changes unfold. Brokers are vital to the Medicare Advantage (MA) ecosystem, representing 70 percent of MA...
by Carrie Haubensak | Dec 19, 2024 | Insurance Industry, Medicare, Medicare Advantage, news
Virtually all enrollees in Medicare Advantage (99%) are required to obtain prior authorization for some services – most commonly, higher cost services, such as inpatient hospital stays, skilled nursing facility stays, and chemotherapy. This contrasts with traditional...
by Carrie Haubensak | Dec 19, 2024 | Insurance Industry, Medicare, Medicare Advantage, news
Over the last decade, Medicare Advantage, the private plan alternative to traditional Medicare, has taken on a prominent role in the Medicare program. In 2024, nearly 33 million Medicare beneficiaries are enrolled in a Medicare Advantage plan, more than half, or 54%,...
by Carrie Haubensak | Dec 6, 2024 | Insurance Industry, Medicare, Medicare Advantage
After both insurers challenged the agency in court, the CMS improved scores for 12 UnitedHealth contracts and seven Centene contracts. UnitedHealth and Centene have received a valuable boost in their Medicare Advantage star ratings for 2025 after squaring up against...
by Carrie Haubensak | Dec 4, 2024 | Insurance Industry, Medicare, Medicare Advantage
CSG Actuarial has compiled key enrollment information on Medicare Advantage from SelectQuote, Inc.’s financial results for Calendar 3rd Quarter 2024. SelectQuote Medicare Segment Calendar 3rd Quarter 2024 Enrollment Highlights: Medicare Advantage new approved...
by Carrie Haubensak | Dec 3, 2024 | Insurance Industry, Medicare
Integrity Marketing Group, LLC, a leading distributor of life and health insurance, and provider of wealth management and retirement planning solutions, announced it has partnered with Senior Med. Solutions, an independent marketing organization based in Snowflake,...
