by Carrie Haubensak | Oct 27, 2021 | Medicare Advantage, news
Harvard Pilgrim Health Care is dropping its Medicare Advantage businesses in Massachusetts and Maine, a move that will force more than 11,000 people to find new coverage next year. In Massachusetts, about 9,500 members of the company’s StrideSm (HMO) plan will have to...
by Carrie Haubensak | Oct 20, 2021 | Medicare Advantage, news
A bipartisan group of senators fired a warning shot against any attempts to cut payments to Medicare Advantage plans, dimming chances that Democrats could use revenue from any cuts to help fund a massive infrastructure package. The group of 13 senators—including seven...
by Carrie Haubensak | Oct 20, 2021 | Insurance Industry, Medicare Advantage, Medicare Supplement, news
Anthem, Inc. released 3rd quarter 2021 financials on October 20th, adding 11,000 Medicare Supplement lives in the 3rd quarter and 14,000 Medicare Supplement lives in the past 12 months. The Anthem enrollment table below features Medicare Supplement policy in-force...
by Carrie Haubensak | Oct 14, 2021 | Medicare Advantage, news
CMS released its 2022 rankings designed to help beneficiaries compare Medicare Advantage and Medicare Part D prescription drug plans ahead of Medicare open enrollment, which begins Friday and runs through Dec. 7. The agency ranks plans on a scale of one to five stars...
by Carrie Haubensak | Oct 14, 2021 | Medicare Advantage, Medicare Supplement, news
Medicare Supplement market leader United Healthcare (UHC) released 3rd quarter 2021 financials on October 14th, adding 15,000 Medicare Supplement lives in the 3rd quarter. The UHC enrollment table below features Standardized and Modernized policy in-force counts of...
by Carrie Haubensak | Aug 31, 2021 | Medicare Advantage, news
Highlights: GuideWell, the parent company of Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Florida, is set to acquire Triple S Management, the Blue Cross Blue Shield Plan and largest insurance carrier in Puerto Rico. The $900 million cash deal will add another company to...