by Carrie Haubensak | Jul 7, 2022 | Insurance Industry, Medicare, news
Consumers, employers, and just about everyone else interested in health care prices will soon get an unprecedented look at what insurers pay for care, perhaps helping answer a question that has long dogged those who buy insurance: Are we getting the best deal we can?... read more
by Carrie Haubensak | Jul 7, 2022 | Insurance Industry, news
Integrity Marketing Group, LLC, a leading distributor of life and health insurance, and provider of wealth management and retirement planning solutions, announced Ryan Kimble will become President, Integrity Health. With more than 20 years of industry experience,... read more
by Carrie Haubensak | Jul 6, 2022 | Insurance Industry, news
Integrity Marketing Group, LLC (“Integrity”), a leading distributor of life and health insurance, and provider of wealth management and retirement planning solutions, announced it has acquired Statz Agency, an independent marketing organization (“IMO”) based in... read more
by Carrie Haubensak | Jul 1, 2022 | Insurance Industry, Medicare, Medicare Advantage, news
Medicare Advantage insurtech Alignment Healthcare will expand its reach into Texas and Florida, allowing it to reach an additional 1.1 million seniors. The company will also grow its reach in the states where it currently operates for the 2023 plan year, making its... read more
by Carrie Haubensak | Jul 1, 2022 | Insurance Industry, news
Integrity Marketing Group, LLC (“Integrity”), a leading distributor of life and health insurance, and provider of wealth management and retirement planning solutions, announced Tom Dempsey will join its executive team as Chief Distribution Officer. Dempsey has more... read more
by Carrie Haubensak | Jun 28, 2022 | Insurance Industry, news
Integrity Marketing Group, LLC (“Integrity”), a leading distributor of life and health insurance, and provider of wealth management and retirement planning solutions, announced it has acquired Velocity Life Insurance Agency (“Velocity”), a rapidly growing independent... read more
by Carrie Haubensak | Jun 27, 2022 | Medicare Supplement, news
CompanyEffective DateAverage IncreaseComments AARP - UnitedHealthcare Insurance Company 7/1/2022 - 8/1/20224.8%New Jersey & Texas Accendo Insurance Company 3/1/20220.0%Nebraska Aetna Health and Life Insurance Company 8/1/20225.3%Arkansas Aetna Health Insurance... read more
by Carrie Haubensak | Jun 23, 2022 | Insurance Industry, Medicare, news
Older Americans and their health care providers have settled into a steady pattern of using telehealth technology for nearly 1 in 10 outpatient appointments , a new analysis of Medicare data shows. That level of virtual visits persisted throughout the entire latter... read more
by Carrie Haubensak | Jun 23, 2022 | Medicare Advantage, news
The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday declined to hear UnitedHealthcare’s challenge to a federal rule requiring private insurers that administer Medicare Advantage plans to refund payments based on unsupported diagnoses in beneficiaries’ medical records. The 2014 rule... read more
by Carrie Haubensak | Jun 23, 2022 | Insurance Industry, Medicare
On June 21, 2022, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a proposed rule that proposes to update payment rates and policies under the End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) Prospective Payment System (PPS) for renal dialysis services furnished to... read more
by Carrie Haubensak | Jun 21, 2022 | Insurance Industry, news
Integrity Marketing Group, LLC, a leading distributor of life and health insurance, and provider of wealth management and retirement planning solutions, has entered into an agreement to acquire Annuity Agents Alliance, an insurance marketing organization based in... read more
by Carrie Haubensak | Jun 16, 2022 | Medicare, news
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) posted Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) regarding compensation paid by issuers to agents and brokers who assist consumers with enrollment during a Special Enrollment Period (SEP) or during Open Enrollment Periods... read more
