by Jason Yoo | Jun 17, 2021 | Medicare Advantage, news
The Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) wants to change how Medicare Advantage (MA) benchmarks are calculated due to concerns that plans have not yielded net savings for Medicare. The recommendation, outlined in a report to Congress released Tuesday (PDF),... read more
by Jason Yoo | Jun 17, 2021 | Medicare Advantage, news
Humana Inc. announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire One Homecare Solutions (“onehome”) from WayPoint Capital Partners (WayPoint), the private equity affiliate of a New York-based family investment office. The acquisition will further advance... read more
by Jason Yoo | Jun 17, 2021 | Insurance Industry, Market Potential Alert, news
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) report that over 1.2 million Americans signed up for health insurance from the start of the 2021 Marketplace Special Enrollment Period (SEP) for consumers in HealthCare.gov States through March 31, including... read more
by Jason Yoo | Jun 11, 2021 | Medicare, news
Integrity Marketing Group, LLC (“Integrity”), the nation’s largest independent distributor of life and health insurance products, announced it has acquired ASPECT Management, a rapidly growing independent marketing organization (IMO) based in Columbia, South Carolina.... read more
by Jason Yoo | Jun 11, 2021 | Medicare Advantage, news
MVP Health Care and The University of Vermont Health Network announce the launch of a partnership between two trusted local non-profit health care organizations to offer a patient-focused, physician-designed Medicare Advantage health insurance plan to better meet the... read more
by Jason Yoo | Jun 11, 2021 | Medicare, news
Clover Health, an innovative technology company committed to improving health equity for America’s underserved seniors, announces plans to scale its in-home primary care program, Clover Home Care, through the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services’ (CMS) new... read more
by Jason Yoo | Jun 11, 2021 | Medicare, news
Aon announced the firm has signed definitive agreements to sell its U.S. retirement business to Aquiline and its Aon Retiree Health Exchange™ business to Alight for total gross consideration of $1.4 billion. The agreements are intended to address certain questions... read more
by Jason Yoo | Jun 11, 2021 | Medicare Advantage, news
Medicare Advantage company Alignment Healthcare today announced the expansion of its award-winning health plans into Arizona in 2022, reaching nearly 1 million Medicare-eligible seniors in the region. This expansion will extend the company’s “senior-first” model to... read more
by Carrie Haubensak | Jun 4, 2021 | Medicare, news
Integrity Marketing Group, LLC (“Integrity”), the nation’s largest independent distributor of life and health insurance products, announced it has acquired Unified Health (“Unified”), a leading data-driven, tech-enabled call center specializing in serving the needs of... read more
by Jason Yoo | Jun 4, 2021 | Medicare Advantage, news
Medicare Advantage and Prescription Drug Plans Commissions announced for the 2022 Plan Year have been announced. CMS released the amounts that companies may pay to agents and brokers who sell their Medicare drug and health plans. MAPD National states, initial MA... read more
by Jason Yoo | Jun 4, 2021 | Medicare Advantage, news
The costs of COVID-19-related care that was provided to Medicare fee-for-service beneficiaries between April 2020 and December 2020 totaled $6.3 billion, according to researchers. “Treatment after COVID-19 diagnosis is not free; payment is shared by patients,... read more
by Jason Yoo | Jun 4, 2021 | Medicare, news
CenterWell Senior Primary Care is participating in a new federal population health program that will allow CenterWell to extend and enhance its care-team approach for Original Medicare beneficiaries. CenterWell, which operates 67 payer-agnostic primary care centers... read more
