by Carrie Haubensak | Mar 3, 2022 | Medicare, Medicare Advantage, news
As a parting gesture to a pandemic-ravaged city, former New York Mayor Bill de Blasio hoped to provide the city with a gift that would keep on giving: new health insurance for 250,000 city retirees partly funded by the federal government. Although he promised better...
by Carrie Haubensak | Feb 17, 2022 | Insurance Industry, Life Insurance, Medicare
SelectQuote, Inc. (NYSE: SLQT) reported consolidated revenue for the second quarter of fiscal year 2022 of $195.0 million compared to consolidated revenue for the second quarter of fiscal year 2021 of $357.6 million. Consolidated net loss for the second quarter of...
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 | Jan 27, 2022 | Insurance Industry, Medicare
Accountable care organizations (ACOs) in the Medicare Shared Savings Program will care for more beneficiaries in 2022, making it the largest alternative payment model in Medicare despite lackluster ACO participation numbers this year, according to new program...
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...
