by Carrie Haubensak | Jan 19, 2022 | Medicare, news
House Democrats are ramping up pressure on the Biden administration to lower Medicare Part B premiums after the price for controversial drug Aduhelm was slashed in half. More than 30 lawmakers wrote to Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Administrator...
by Carrie Haubensak | Dec 2, 2021 | Insurance Industry, Medicare, Medicare Supplement, news
The CSG Actuarial Premium Rate Scorecard™ provides you 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...
by Carrie Haubensak | Dec 1, 2021 | Insurance Industry, Medicare, news
UnitedHealth Group expects to earn between $317 billion and $320 billion in revenue for 2022, the company announced late Monday. In addition, the healthcare giant expects between $21.10 and $21.60 in earnings per share, according to the announcement. Cash flows from...
by Carrie Haubensak | Nov 15, 2021 | Insurance Industry, Medicare, news, Uncategorized
On November 12, 2021, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released the 2022 premiums, deductibles, and coinsurance amounts for the Medicare Part A and Part B programs, and the 2022 Medicare Part D income-related monthly adjustment amounts. Each year...
by Carrie Haubensak | Nov 11, 2021 | Insurance Industry, Medicare, news
There is a prevailing idea that only younger consumers and the “worried well” thrive on the use of technology. But digital health companies making inroads with older patients are dispelling this idea as a myth, as they see rapidly rising demand for tech...
by Carrie Haubensak | Nov 3, 2021 | Insurance Industry, Medicare
The rate of uninsured Americans stayed essentially stable last year — between 8.6% and 9.7% — as Medicaid and Affordable Care Act marketplace offerings offset losses of employer coverage. But there are still sizable disparities in who lacks health insurance coverage,...
