by Carrie Haubensak | Jan 20, 2022 | Insurance Industry, Medicare Advantage, Medicare Supplement, news
Medicare Supplement market leader United Healthcare (UHC) released 4th quarter 2021 financials on January 19th, reporting a 10,000 decrease in Medicare Supplement lives in the 4th quarter. The UHC enrollment table below features Standardized and Modernized policy... read more
by Carrie Haubensak | Jan 19, 2022 | Medicare, news
House Democrats are ramping up pressure on the Biden administration to lower Medicare Part B premiums after the price for controversial drug Aduhelm was slashed in half. More than 30 lawmakers wrote to Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Administrator... read more
by Carrie Haubensak | Jan 19, 2022 | Medicare Advantage, news
Most Medicare beneficiaries in Parts A and B are expected to be enrolled in Medicare Advantage plans by next year, but spending on the plans is going to continue to outpace traditional fee-for-service, a congressional advisory panel found. The Medicare Payment... read more
by Carrie Haubensak | Jan 19, 2022 | Insurance Industry, news
Omaha, Nebraska – Senior Market Sales® (SMS), one of the industry’s premier insurance marketing organizations, has acquired Medigap Life, a highly successful call center serving thousands of customers in all 50 states with affordable Medicare health insurance plans.... read more
by Carrie Haubensak | Jan 18, 2022 | Insurance Industry, news
Integrity Marketing Group, LLC (“Integrity”), an omnichannel insurtech leader in life, health and wealth solutions, announced it has acquired AIP Marketing Alliance (“AIP”), a leading independent marketing organization (“IMO”) based in Troy, Michigan. As part of the... read more
by Carrie Haubensak | Jan 13, 2022 | Insurance Industry, news
Integrity Marketing Group, LLC (“Integrity”), an omnichannel insurtech leader in life, health and wealth solutions, announced it has acquired Maryland Life Insurance Services, an independent marketing organization (“IMO”) based in Bel Air, Maryland. As part of the... read more
by Carrie Haubensak | Jan 12, 2022 | Insurance Industry, Medicare Advantage, news
Centene executives said Monday that the company is feeling confident about its standing in the crowded, competitive Medicare Advantage market coming out of the annual enrollment period. The company has recorded substantial growth over the past two years following the... read more
by Carrie Haubensak | Jan 12, 2022 | Insurance Industry, Medicare Advantage, news, Uncategorized
Humana slashed its forecast for how many Medicare Advantage members it expects to pick up in 2022, sending shares tumbling 19% on Thursday compared with the prior close. CEO Bruce Broussard said members were active shoppers during the most recent open enrollment... read more
by Carrie Haubensak | Jan 11, 2022 | Insurance Industry, news
Integrity Marketing Group, LLC (“Integrity”), an omnichannel insurtech leader in life, health and wealth solutions, announced it has acquired Schmidt Insurance Services, an independent marketing organization (“IMO”) in Ellington, Connecticut. As part of the... read more
by Carrie Haubensak | Jan 10, 2022 | Insurance Industry, news
Omaha, Nebraska – Senior Market Sales® (SMS), one of the industry’s premier insurance marketing organizations, has acquired Transitions Benefit Group as a strategic partner in the employer group insurance space. SMS President Jim Summers said that Transitions Benefit... read more
by Carrie Haubensak | Jan 6, 2022 | Insurance Industry, news, Uncategorized
Molina covers some 4.8 million people in the U.S., but Medicaid is the payer’s flagship business, representing more than three-fourths of its members (and premiums). The program has grown because of the pandemic, causing some players in Medicaid markets to... read more
by Carrie Haubensak | Jan 6, 2022 | Competitive Intelligence, Insurance Industry, Medicare Supplement, news
CompanyEffective DateAverage IncreaseComments Accendo Insurance Company 2/1/2022 - 3/1/20226.1%0% - 9%; Varies by state and plan Aetna Health and Life Insurance Company 2/1/2022 - 3/1/20225.4%Arizona & Utah Aetna Health Insurance Company 2/1/2022 - 3/1/20225.8%0%... read more
