by Carrie Haubensak | Oct 13, 2022 | Medicare, Medicare Supplement, news
CSG Actuarial has compiled all of the new business rate increases implemented on Medicare Supplement blocks of business since 2011. The overall average increase for year-to-date 2022 is 4.2%, the lowest since 2018. Historical average rate increases by year since...
by Carrie Haubensak | Oct 6, 2022 | Insurance Industry, Medicare, Medicare Supplement
The CSG Actuarial Premium Rate Scorecard™ provides an overall premium rate competitiveness ranking by company across all states, plans, ages, genders, households, and zip codes, based on actual Medicare Supplement quotes completed on CSG Actuarial’s Market Advisor...
by Carrie Haubensak | Oct 6, 2022 | Insurance Industry, Medicare, news
Just weeks after securing a federal court win allowing their merger to go forward, UnitedHealth Group has completed its controversial acquisition of Change Healthcare. The insurance giant announced the deal’s closure on Monday morning. In the release,...
by Carrie Haubensak | Oct 6, 2022 | Medicare, news
CMS system edits helped reduce Medicare overpayments to acute care hospitals for outpatient services provided to beneficiaries who were inpatients of other facilities, a report from the Office of Inspector General (OIG) found. Through a previous audit, OIG found that...
by Carrie Haubensak | Sep 30, 2022 | Medicare, Medicare Supplement
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released the 2023 premiums, deductibles, and coinsurance amounts for the Medicare Part A and Part B programs, and the 2023 Medicare Part D income-related monthly adjustment amounts. Medicare Part B Premium and...
by Carrie Haubensak | Sep 23, 2022 | Medicare, news
The recently enacted Inflation Reduction Act is good news for senior citizens on Medicare and for consumers enrolled in Affordable Care Act health insurance through the Marketplace. For people who have their health insurance through the Affordable Care Act...
