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... read more
by Carrie Haubensak | Jun 23, 2022 | Insurance Industry, Medicare
On June 21, 2022, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a proposed rule that proposes to update payment rates and policies under the End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) Prospective Payment System (PPS) for renal dialysis services furnished to... read more
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... read more
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... read more
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... read more
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... read more
by Carrie Haubensak | Jun 13, 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, announced it has entered into an agreement to acquire Hovis & Associates, an independent marketing organization... read more
by Carrie Haubensak | Jun 3, 2022 | Medicare Supplement, news
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... read more
by Carrie Haubensak | Jun 3, 2022 | Medicare Supplement, news, Uncategorized
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 4.3%, the lowest since 2018. Historical average rate increases by year since... read more
by Carrie Haubensak | Jun 2, 2022 | Insurance Industry, Medicare, news
Medicare’s trust fund gained an extra four years before it runs short of money, according to the Congressional Budget Office (CBO). The Budget and Economic Outlook: 2022 to 2032, published May 25, reports that Medicare’s Hospital Insurance (HI) trust fund... read more
by Carrie Haubensak | Jun 2, 2022 | Insurance Industry, Medicare
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released a report that recommends cost savings from lower-than-expected Medicare Part B spending be passed along to people with Medicare Part B coverage in the calculation of the 2023 Part B premium. Earlier this... read more
by Carrie Haubensak | Jun 2, 2022 | Insurance Industry, Medicare Advantage, Medicare Supplement, news
CSG Actuarial has compiled key enrollment information on Medicare Advantage and Medicare Supplement from SelectQuote, Inc.’s financial results for Calendar 1st Quarter 2022. SelectQuote Medicare Segment Calendar 1st Quarter 2022 Enrollment Highlights: Medicare... read more
