This week we are reading about Medicare Advantage startup Clover Health, final expense insurance marketing insights, and the high number of seniors without dental coverage.

Medicare Advantage Startup Clover Health launches drug development arm | MedCity News | July 10, 2019

Medicare Advantage startup Clover Health has started a biopharmaceutical division called Clover Therapeutics meant to use data on the health plan’s members to help inform the development of new therapies for age-related chronic diseases. The company has signed an initial partnership with Genetech that will focus on understanding the genetic components that are related to a person’s risk of developing ocular diseases like macular degeneration. 

Read the full article on medcitynews.com here.


Final Expense Insurance Market Insights Shared in Detailed Report 2019 | Market Research Journalist | 2019

The Final Expense Insurance Market report is a most important research for who looks to complete information on the Final Expense Insurance Market. The report covers all information on the global and regional markets including historic and future trends for market demand, size, trading, supply, competitors, and prices as well as global predominant vendor’s information. The forecast market information, SWOT analysis, Final Expense Insurance Market scenario, and feasibility study are the vital aspects analysed in this report

Read the full report on marketresearchjournalist.com here.


For Most Seniors, Oral Health Goes Uncovered | Tufts Now | July 8, 2019

If you’re over sixty-five, chances are better than two-to-one you don’t have dental insurance. According to a report [PDF] released in May by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, only 29.2 percent of American seniors had dental insurance as of 2017. And, according to the CDC, those who are over seventy-five, black, Hispanic, or living below the poverty level are even less likely to have dental coverage.

Read more about the study on now.tufts.edu here.