by Carrie Haubensak | Jan 30, 2025 | Insurance Industry, Medicare, Medicare Advantage, Medicare Supplement
Cigna reported 4th quarter 2024 Medicare Supplement lives of 499,000, up 2.9% from the result at 3rd quarter 2024 and 6.2% compared to 4th quarter 2023. The table below shows Cigna’s Medicare Supplement enrollment counts by quarter since 1st quarter 2022. Based on...
by Carrie Haubensak | Jan 30, 2025 | Insurance Industry, news
Total annuity sales were $432.4 billion in 2024, up 12% yearly, according to preliminary results from LIMRA’s U.S. Individual Annuity Sales Survey, representing 83% of the U.S. annuity market. It marks the third consecutive year of record-high annuity sales. Annuity...
by Carrie Haubensak | Jan 30, 2025 | Insurance Industry, Medicare, Medicare Advantage, Medicare Supplement, news
The Trump administration came into office earlier this week with a promise of cutting down on government spending and driving greater efficiency, but a new poll from KFF shows voters largely support continued spending on Medicare and Medicaid. KFF surveyed 1,310 U.S....
by Carrie Haubensak | Jan 23, 2025 | Insurance Industry, news
Healthcare merger and acquisition activity in 2024 signaled uneven financial recovery for healthcare providers. Kaufman Hall’s latest analysis of healthcare M&A activity found that 72 hospitals and health systems were involved in a deal in 2024. Of those...
by Carrie Haubensak | Jan 23, 2025 | Insurance Industry
The Institutional Retirement Income Council (IRIC), a non-profit think tank, has released its 2025 forecast of key retirement-industry trends. The forecast highlights the evolution of defined contribution (DC) plans to improve their support of American workers’...
by Carrie Haubensak | Jan 23, 2025 | Insurance Industry, Medicare, Medicare Advantage, Medicare Supplement
Today, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released the Calendar Year (CY) 2026 Advance Notice of Methodological Changes for Medicare Advantage (MA) Capitation Rates and Part C and Part D Payment Policies (the CY 2026 Advance Notice). CMS will...
