by Kristin Steenson | Feb 16, 2018 | Medicare, Medicare Advantage
This week, we are reading a report from Kaiser Family Foundation on Medicare beneficiaries’ out-of-pocket spending as a share of their income, and CMS proposed Medicare Advantage and Part D payment and policy changes in 2019. Medicare Beneficiaries’...
by Kristin Steenson | Nov 20, 2017 | Medicare
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services have announced the 2018 Medicare Parts A & B premiums and deductibles. 2018 Medicare Parts A & B Premiums and Deductibles Announced | CMS | November 17, 2017 CMS also announced that the annual deductible for all...
by Kristin Steenson | Sep 29, 2017 | Life Insurance, Long Term Care, Medicare
This week, we have an update on individual life insurance premium growth in the first half of 2017, a summary on the CHRONIC Act passing in the Senate, and survey results stating the majority of Americans believe LTC will be covered by health insurance or Medicare....
by Kristin Steenson | Jun 23, 2017 | Medicare, Medicare Advantage
This week, we have an update on the Cigna Medicare Advantage sanctions being lifted, a study from the Census Bureau on the growth trend in our older population, and details on the changes coming to Medicare cards in 2018. CMS lifts Medicare Advantage sanctions on...
by Kristin Steenson | Mar 31, 2017 | Life Insurance, Medicare
This week, we focus on an update about how proposals to convert Medicare into a premium support system could increase costs for seniors and a review from LIMRA and InsuranceNewsNet on a changing trend in the mix of life insurance products owned by households today....
