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.
Key Medicare Drug Plan Benchmark Price Falls
By Allison BellSomeday, insurers may take their ball and go home. But not, apparently, in 2019.
June 20, 2018
Medicare Drug Plans May Get Authorization System UpdateA bill calling for tech changes, H.R. 5773, passed in the House Wednesday by a voice vote.
June 06, 2018
Medicare Fund Falls Short in 2026, Sooner Than Last ForecastActuaries say the new Tax Cuts and Jobs Act cut program revenue.
May 17, 2018
Medicare Supplement Use Rises Again: AAMSIOne fluffy cloud is the future of Medicare Advantage chronic care benefits options.
April 12, 2018
CVS, Aetna Increase Medicare Drug Plan Enrollee Share: Mark FarrahThe firm found that overall enrollment increased just 1.6%.
April 04, 2018
Medicare to Boost Private Plan Payments by 3.4% Next YearHumana and UnitedHealth stand to gain from payment increases.
April 01, 2018
7 Things a Medicare Plan Broker Learned From Making a Medicare Education AppA Medicare plan wholesaler says providing consumer education through mobile devices can be a great way to reach out.
March 02, 2018
3 Things We Learned When We Created Medicare CE Classes for AgentsOver 30 years ago, I taught reinsurance brokers about primary lines of business. Flash forward to the present. My career is now back to insurance,…