by Carrie Haubensak | Oct 20, 2023 | Insurance Industry, Medicare, news
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) publishes the Medicare Advantage (Medicare Part C) and Medicare Part D Star Ratings each year to measure the quality of health and drug services received by consumers enrolled in Medicare Advantage (MA) and...
by Carrie Haubensak | Oct 16, 2023 | Insurance Industry, Life Insurance, Medicare
Integrity Marketing Group, a leading distributor of life and health insurance, and provider of wealth management and retirement planning solutions, announced that it is continuing to expand its life insurance division with the addition of Victor Sanchez as Vice...
by Carrie Haubensak | Oct 16, 2023 | Medicare
On October 12, 2023, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released the 2024 premiums, deductibles, and coinsurance amounts for the Medicare Part A and Part B programs, and the 2024 Medicare Part D income-related monthly adjustment amounts. The...
by Carrie Haubensak | Oct 5, 2023 | Insurance Industry, Medicare
AmeriLife Group announced it has partnered with Pittsburgh-based GS National Insurance, a wholesale distributor of health insurance products for independent brokers and agencies. “Over the last decade, GS National has experienced significant growth, and we’re excited...
by Carrie Haubensak | Oct 5, 2023 | Insurance Industry, Medicare
Since the history presented in August for Original Medicare Part A also covers how Original Medicare Part B (“Part B”) came into existence, we’ll take a shortcut here. The year was 1965 and it was LBJ, in the Truman Library, with the ink pen. Part B is administered...
by Carrie Haubensak | Oct 5, 2023 | Insurance Industry, Medicare
The average premium for Medicare Advantage plans is expected to increase slightly next year, but the large majority of beneficiaries will see no change, according to the Biden administration. The CMS on Tuesday announced that the average monthly plan premium will rise...