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Marketing Rules for health plans
People representing Medicare plans aren't allowed to: During the meeting, Medicare plans and people who work with Medicare can't: Charge you a fee to process your enrollment into...
Are You Ready to Sell Your Life Insurance Book of Business?
You’ve built a successful career helping clients navigate the world of life insurance. Now, you might be contemplating the next chapter. Selling your book of business can be a...
Affordable Care Act Tax Credits Work Despite Fraud and Should be Expanded
Official data show an 88 percent increase in individuals signing up for Marketplace coverage between 2020 and 2024. The nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office projects an...
Medicare Supplement Open Enrollment: What to Know
If you miss open enrollment, underwriters will review the state of your health when you try buying a Medigap plan. Based on their assessments, you could: Pay higher premiums Face...
Humana Exiting Medicare Advantage in 13 Markets
Humana reaffirmed its full-year guidance but is leaving 13 Medicare Advantage (MA) markets next year, Chief Financial Officer Susan Diamond said during the Wells Fargo Healthcare...
Medicare Statistics and Facts In 2024
From Original Medicare to Medicare Advantage to Medicare Supplement, different plan options abound. Below, we explore a variety of Medicare facts and statistics that reveal the...
New Medicare Part D Out-Of-Pocket Spending Cap is an Important Improvement for Enrollees Facing High Prescription Drug Costs
Under the Medicare Part D benefit, which provides prescription drug coverage for nearly 56 million Medicare beneficiaries, many enrollees were originally required to pay 5...
Centene is said to be ending broker commissions for Medicare Part D
Being the largest Part D player, the move is expected to save hundreds of millions of dollars for Centene (CNC). Many brokers believe the new strategy aims to drive members...
6 Milestones and How They Might Change Your Life Insurance Needs
Life is full of life-changing moments. Moving to a different city, starting a new job, becoming a first-time parent (or grandparent). But it’s also full of uncertainty — and how...
Why this year’s Medicare Annual Notice of Change will be vital reading for beneficiaries
If you’re on Medicare, you’ll be getting one or two Annual Notice of Change letters in your mail or email this September about your 2025 coverage and costs. You may be tempted to...