by Carrie Haubensak | Jun 23, 2022 | Insurance Industry, Medicare, news
Older Americans and their health care providers have settled into a steady pattern of using telehealth technology for nearly 1 in 10 outpatient appointments , a new analysis of Medicare data shows. That level of virtual visits persisted throughout the entire latter...
by Carrie Haubensak | Jun 23, 2022 | Medicare Advantage, news
The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday declined to hear UnitedHealthcare’s challenge to a federal rule requiring private insurers that administer Medicare Advantage plans to refund payments based on unsupported diagnoses in beneficiaries’ medical records. The 2014 rule...
by Carrie Haubensak | Jun 21, 2022 | Insurance Industry, news
Integrity Marketing Group, LLC, a leading distributor of life and health insurance, and provider of wealth management and retirement planning solutions, has entered into an agreement to acquire Annuity Agents Alliance, an insurance marketing organization based in...
by Carrie Haubensak | Jun 16, 2022 | Medicare, news
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) posted Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) regarding compensation paid by issuers to agents and brokers who assist consumers with enrollment during a Special Enrollment Period (SEP) or during Open Enrollment Periods...
by Carrie Haubensak | Jun 16, 2022 | Life Insurance, news
Total U.S. life insurance new annualized premium increased 17% in the first quarter 2022, representing the fifth consecutive quarter of double-digit premium growth, according to LIMRA’s First Quarter 2022 U.S. Retail Life Insurance Sales Survey. “Nearly half of life...
by Carrie Haubensak | Jun 14, 2022 | Insurance Industry, news
Integrity Marketing Group, LLC, a leading distributor of life and health insurance, and provider of wealth management and retirement planning solutions, today announced it has acquired SkyPoint Financial and Insurance Services, an independent marketing organization...