by Carrie Haubensak | Feb 17, 2022 | Insurance Industry, Medicare, Medicare Advantage, news
A contract dispute between the nation’s largest Medicare Advantage insurer and a storied health system could provide a glimpse into the future of rate negotiations. Mayo Clinic will no longer schedule appointments for out-of-network patients, aside from those...
by Carrie Haubensak | Feb 17, 2022 | Medicare, Medicare Advantage, news
Primerica executives acknowledged Tuesday that selling Medicare plans turned out to be tougher than they had expected — and that one reason is that the shift to remote work was not good for agent sales performance. The Duluth, Georgia-based company is best known for...
by Carrie Haubensak | Feb 10, 2022 | Insurance Industry, Medicare Advantage, Medicare Supplement, news
For 4th quarter 2021, CVS Health reported Medicare Supplement member in-force counts of 1,285,000, up 43,000 from 3rd quarter 2021 and 203,000 over the past 12 months. The 203,000 increase in membership in the past 12 months was slightly higher than the membership...
by Carrie Haubensak | Feb 9, 2022 | Medicare Advantage, news
Today, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released the Calendar Year (CY) 2023 Advance Notice of Methodological Changes for Medicare Advantage (MA) Capitation Rates and Part C and Part D Payment Policies (the Advance Notice). CMS will accept...
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...
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...
