by Carrie Haubensak | Oct 11, 2024 | Insurance Industry, Medicare Advantage
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released a list of prescription drugs it hopes to include in its new Medicare $2 Drug List Model, the agency announced. Designed to limit out-of-pocket costs, the plan caps a generic drug’s monthly price at $2....
by Carrie Haubensak | Oct 11, 2024 | Insurance Industry, Medicare Advantage
One of the key selling points of Medicare Advantage is the supplemental benefits plans can offer, especially extending coverage for dental, vision and hearing care that the traditional program doesn’t have. However, a new study published in Health Affairs finds...
by Carrie Haubensak | Oct 11, 2024 | Insurance Industry, Medicare, Medicare Advantage
7% of the Medicare Advantage market is losing their plan in 2025 The purpose of this post is to lay out opportunities in the MA, MAPD markets revealed in the Crosswalk and Landscape files released by CMS. Specifically, we will be looking at current enrollment...
by Carrie Haubensak | Oct 8, 2024 | Insurance Industry, Medicare, Medicare Advantage, Medicare Supplement
Integrity Marketing Group, a leading distributor of life and health insurance, and provider of wealth management and retirement planning solutions, announced it has partnered with Family Financial and Insurance Services, an independent marketing organization based in...
by Carrie Haubensak | Oct 3, 2024 | Insurance Industry, Medicare Advantage
Hospital Indemnity products have grown in popularity within the ancillary market, especially for seniors. Features of senior-focused Hospital Indemnity products often cited as especially appealing or valuable (by Telos Actuarial) include: Simplified Underwriting...
by Carrie Haubensak | Oct 3, 2024 | Medicare, Medicare Advantage, Medicare Supplement
Medicare’s open enrollment window opens in a few weeks, and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is offering a broad look at the landscape around Medicare Advantage (MA) and Part D before sign-ups begin. The agency announced Friday that average...
