by Anna Patrick | Feb 15, 2019 | Medicare Advantage, Medicare Supplement, news
This week we are reading about the proposed changes to Medicare Advantage and Part D and the new Medicare Supplement plans entering the market. CMS proposes Medicare Advantage and Part D payment and policy updates to maximize competition and coverage | CMS | January...
by Anna Patrick | Jan 25, 2019 | Medicare Advantage, Medicare Supplement, news
Medicare Supplement market leader United Healthcare (UHC) released 4th quarter 2018 financials on January 15th, adding 5,000 Medicare Supplement lives in the 4th quarter, an 83% decrease from the lives added during 4th quarter 2017. The first UHC enrollment table...
by Kristin Steenson | Nov 16, 2018 | CSG Actuarial News, Medicare Advantage
This week we are reading the Medicare Advantage Checkup from the New England Journal of Medicine, details on how patients in Mississippi have been impacted by hospitals dropping Medicare Advantage agreements, and how new Medicare Advantage benefits may be hard for...
by Kristin Steenson | Oct 26, 2018 | CSG Actuarial News, Medicare Advantage
This week, we are reading updates on the proposed CMS pay model for prescription drugs, as well as Kaiser Family Foundation’s updates on 2019 Medicare Advantage plans and prior authorization requirements in Medicare Advantage plans. Medicare Advantage 2019...
by Kristin Steenson | Oct 8, 2018 | Medicare Advantage
The 2019 Medicare Advantage data has been released and AEP starts next week. Do you have the tools you need to be ready? CSG’s Medicare Advantage tools include: Use MarketAdvisor to quote every available Medicare Advantage, Special Needs, and Part D plan. The...
by Kristin Steenson | Sep 14, 2018 | Competitive Intelligence, Medicare Advantage
We have several updates from the Medicare Advantage market this week. We are reading updates on the ruling in the UHC case on the Medicare Advantage overpayment rule, details on how 5,000 Medicare Advantage patients have lost access to their in-network provider, and...