by Carrie Haubensak | Sep 16, 2022 | Medicare, Medicare Advantage
Researchers concluded that “MA beneficiaries received fewer low-value services than [traditional Medicare] beneficiaries, especially among MA beneficiaries enrolled in HMO products and those attributed to primary care organizations reimbursed within advanced...
by Carrie Haubensak | Sep 9, 2022 | Medicare, Medicare Advantage
Since 2006, the role of Medicare Advantage, the private plan alternative to traditional Medicare, has steadily grown. In 2022, more than 28 million people are enrolled in a Medicare Advantage plan, accounting for nearly half or 48 percent of the eligible Medicare...
by Carrie Haubensak | Aug 31, 2022 | Medicare, news
The Medicare program continues to offer sustainable, long-term growth and opportunities. Over the next ten years it is expected that 40.6 million individuals will turn age 65 and that the Medicare-eligible population will grow from 65.0 million beneficiaries to 78.4...
by Carrie Haubensak | Aug 25, 2022 | Insurance Industry, Medicare, news
The recent passage of legislation that would limit the cost of insulin for Medicare patients has renewed hope for those pushing for Congress to do more. Years before he came to the Senate, Raphael Warnock spent time bedside with Georgia residents suffering from the...
by Carrie Haubensak | Aug 18, 2022 | Insurance Industry, Medicare, Medicare Advantage, Medicare Supplement, news
CSG Actuarial has compiled key enrollment information on Medicare Advantage and Medicare Supplement from eHealth Inc.’s 2nd Quarter 2022 Financial results. eHealth Medicare Segment 2nd Quarter 2022 Enrollment Highlights: Medicare Advantage new approved members...
by Carrie Haubensak | Aug 3, 2022 | Insurance Industry, Medicare, Medicare Advantage, Medicare Supplement
For 2nd quarter 2022, CVS Health reported Medicare Supplement member in-force counts of 1,314,000, up 22,000 from 1st quarter 2022 and 121,000 over the past 12 months. The 121,000 increase in membership in the past 12 months is down almost 50% from the membership...
