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.
3 Things We Learned When We Created Medicare CE Classes for Agents
By Jay JohnsonOver 30 years ago, I taught reinsurance brokers about primary lines of business. Flash forward to the present. My career is now back to insurance,…
February 01, 2018
CMS Tries to Flush ‘Sick Creep’ Out of Medicare Advantage RatesMedicare program managers think plans are making enrollees look riskier than they really are.
December 07, 2017
Medicare Annual Election Period Sails to an EndGoogle Trends search results suggest that enrollment activity may have increased a bit.
November 22, 2017
Medicare Managers May Ease Agent License RulesStates and plan issuers could get more of a say over what happens when licenses lapse.
November 17, 2017
Trump's CMS Posts 2018 Medicare PremiumsMedicare Part A premiums will rise 2%, and Medicare Part B premiums will be confusing.
October 23, 2017
Medicare Advantage Market Continues to Look GoodThe plans are profitable enough that insurers sincerely want to sell more of them.
October 16, 2017
Suit Against UnitedHealth Medicare Advantage Plan Is Tossed by Federal JudgeThe case hinges on the operations of the Medicare Advantage risk adjustment program.
October 09, 2017
Meet the New Medicare CardHere are three ways to convert the upcoming shift into a tailwind.