by Agent & Advisor | May 7, 2025 | Industry News, Medicare
Licensed agents who work with Medicare products are on the front lines of a significant shift in healthcare coverage affecting our most vulnerable consumers. Recent data reveals a troubling trend: lower-income older adults transitioning from Medicaid to Medicare face...
by Yahoo News | May 3, 2025 | Industry News, Medicare
There was a sliver of good news about Social Security, which turns 90 in August: None of the experts I heard from believe benefits will be cut any time soon for current beneficiaries or people close to claiming Social Security. Nor did they think the president and...
by Forbes | May 1, 2025 | Industry News, Medicare
CVS Health plans to exit the individual health insurance business also known as Obamacare next year, leaving about 1 million Aetna members in 17 states looking for new coverage in 2026. The decision, disclosed Thursday, a day when CVS reported nearly $1.8 billion in...
by Agent & Advisor | Apr 30, 2025 | ACA, Industry News, Medicare, Medicare Advantage
While the debate around reform is complex, it presents both challenges and opportunities for all sectors of the healthcare space, including licensed insurance agents and professionals....
by KFF | Apr 28, 2025 | Industry News, Medicare Advantage
Completing a health risk assessment (HRA) is one of the activities for which insurers may provide a reward or incentive. HRAs are used to collect information about enrollees’ characteristics and health status. They may be conducted in the home, at a physician’s...
by KFF | Apr 25, 2025 | ACA, Industry News
The estimated effects of a per capita cap depend highly on what assumptions are made about policy specifications, future growth in Medicaid spending, and states’ responses to federal cuts. This analysis is designed to illustrate the magnitude of the impact of a per...
