by Carrie Haubensak | Feb 3, 2022 | Medicare Supplement, news
The CSG Actuarial Premium Rate Scorecard™ provides an overall premium rate competitiveness ranking by company across all states, plans, ages, genders, households, and zip codes, based on actual Medicare Supplement quotes completed on CSG Actuarial’s Market Advisor... read more
by Carrie Haubensak | Feb 3, 2022 | Insurance Industry, Medicare Advantage, Medicare Supplement, news
Humana reported 4th quarter 2021 Medicare Supplement lives of 331,900, slightly below the result for 3rd quarter 2021 and a 1.1% decrease compared to 4th quarter 2020. The table below shows Humana’s Medicare Supplement enrollment counts by quarter since 1st quarter... read more
by Carrie Haubensak | Feb 1, 2022 | Insurance Industry, news
Integrity Marketing Group, LLC (“Integrity”), an omnichannel insurtech leader in life, health and wealth solutions, announced it has acquired Senior Insurance Marketing, an independent marketing organization (“IMO”) based in Lincoln, Nebraska. As part of the... read more
by Carrie Haubensak | Jan 31, 2022 | Competitive Intelligence, Insurance Industry, Medicare Supplement, news
CompanyEffective DateAverage IncreaseComments Accendo Insurance Company 3/1/2022 - 5/1/20223.7%(10%) - 9%; Varies by state & plan Aetna Health and Life Insurance Company 3/1/20225.7%0% - 9%; Varies by state & plan Aetna Health Insurance Company 3/1/2022 -... read more
by Carrie Haubensak | Jan 27, 2022 | Insurance Industry, Medicare
Accountable care organizations (ACOs) in the Medicare Shared Savings Program will care for more beneficiaries in 2022, making it the largest alternative payment model in Medicare despite lackluster ACO participation numbers this year, according to new program... read more
by Carrie Haubensak | Jan 27, 2022 | Insurance Industry, Life Insurance, news, Uncategorized
UnitedHealth Group on Wednesday started the life, health and annuity issuer earnings release season for the fourth quarter of 2021 — and its experience showed that the COVID-19 pandemic is still shaping how Wall Street sees the life and health world, almost two years... read more
by Carrie Haubensak | Jan 27, 2022 | Insurance Industry, Medicare Advantage, Medicare Supplement, news
Anthem, Inc. released 4th quarter 2021 financials on January 26th, adding 5,000 Medicare Supplement lives in the 4th quarter and 19,000 Medicare Supplement lives in the past 12 months. The Anthem enrollment table below features Medicare Supplement policy in-force... read more
by Carrie Haubensak | Jan 25, 2022 | Insurance Industry, news
Integrity Marketing Group, LLC (“Integrity”), an omnichannel insurtech leader in life, health and wealth solutions, announced it has acquired Lion Street, an elite national network of agencies and professionals providing life insurance, wealth management and financial... read more
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
