Medicare Planning
Medicare planning news and analysis, including coverage of the Medicare Advantage program, Medicare supplement insurance, the Medicare Part D prescription drug program, and Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly plans.
Coverage for COVID-19 Testing: A Medicare Customer Question
By Bethany CissellMedicare was not going to pay for OTC COVID-19 tests, but now it will pay for the tests.
February 16, 2022
Coupons Lead to Big Increases in Drug Spending: ResearchersLeemore Dafny and colleagues say coupons drive up prices directly and weaken insurers' negotiating power.
February 16, 2022
Veteran Medicare Agents Fared Better Than Newcomers in 2021: Compensation SurveyMany experienced participants said they generated more than $150,000 in 2021 commissions.
February 15, 2022
Work-From-Home Medicare Agents' Productivity Is Falling: PrimericaThe company also found some other problems when it jumped into the paradise market.
February 11, 2022
Dialysis Provider Expects COVID-19 Mortality to Stay HighThe company is assuming that the pandemic will kill 6,000 of its 243,000 patients this year.
February 10, 2022
How the Build Back Better Plan Might Affect MedicareThe bill could be dead, but what if it's not?
February 07, 2022
Medicare Advantage Continues to Sizzle: All Web Leads' Bill DanielA lead generator looks at what's making the shoppers click.
February 07, 2022
Marketing Complaints May Hurt Medicare Plan Grades More in 2023CMS says the proposed lead-generation measure could have cut 24% of 2021 plans' star ratings.