by Anna Patrick | Apr 19, 2019 | Medicare, Medicare Advantage, Medicare Supplement, news
UHC Reports Medicare Supplement and Medicare Advantage Enrollment for 1st Quarter 2019 Medicare Supplement market leader United Healthcare (UHC) released 1st quarter 2019 financials on April 16th and reported a 45,000 decrease in Medicare Supplement lives relative to...
by Anna Patrick | Mar 29, 2019 | Life Insurance, Medicare Advantage, Medicare Supplement, news
This week we are reading about Centene’s $15B Wellcare deal, term life insurance market predictions, and CMS’s 2019 Exchange Open Enrollment Period Final Report. Centene’s $15B WellCare Deal Takes a Bigger Share of The Booming Medicare Business |...
by Anna Patrick | Mar 22, 2019 | Life Insurance, Long Term Care, Medicare Advantage, news
This week we are reading about how Humana is planning to price their Medicare drug plans for 2020, the positive growth in life sales, and changes to how Transamerica is administering its long term care business. Humana turns to game theory for new Medicare pricing as...
by Anna Patrick | Mar 15, 2019 | Dental, Medicare Advantage, news
This week we are reading about the oral health of people on Medicare, the deadline for switching or ditching a Medicare Advantage Plan, and Humana expanding its value-based care options for Medicare Advantage. Drilling Down on Dental Coverage and Costs for Medicare...
by Anna Patrick | Feb 15, 2019 | Medicare Advantage, Medicare Supplement, news
This week we are reading about the proposed changes to Medicare Advantage and Part D and the new Medicare Supplement plans entering the market. CMS proposes Medicare Advantage and Part D payment and policy updates to maximize competition and coverage | CMS | January...
by Anna Patrick | Jan 25, 2019 | Medicare Advantage, Medicare Supplement, news
Medicare Supplement market leader United Healthcare (UHC) released 4th quarter 2018 financials on January 15th, adding 5,000 Medicare Supplement lives in the 4th quarter, an 83% decrease from the lives added during 4th quarter 2017. The first UHC enrollment table...
