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LeadStar Partners with MediCare Express to Deliver Priority In-Person Appointments to Licensed Agents in AmeriLife’s Nationwide Network
CLEARWATER, FL AND LARGO, FL / ACCESS Newswire / March 30, 2026 / LeadStar, the proprietary lead generation platform exclusively designed for licensed agents and marketers in...
Humana Reaches National Network Agreement with CommonSpirit Health
LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Humana and CommonSpirit Health have committed to a three-year national partnership agreement, ensuring Humana members will continue to have in-network access to...
Exchange Coverage Remains Near Record High as 23.1 Million Enroll in 2026, Reflecting Continued Strength and Stability
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) today released the Health Insurance Exchanges 2026 Open Enrollment Report, summarizing plan selection activity for plan...
Trump Team Claims Successes Against ACA Fraud While Pushing for More Controls
Complaints about enrollment fraud in Affordable Care Act health insurance coverage have bedeviled the federal marketplace for years. This story also ran on U.S. News & World...
Frequently Asked Questions Related to New Scope of Appointment Rules
On April 6, 2026, as a part of the Contract Year (CY) 2027 final rule, CMS finalized new rules related to the Scope of Appointment (SOA) at 42 CFR §§ 422.2264(c)(3) and...
The Confidence Advantage: How Financial Planning Strengthens Consumer Decisions
Financial stress is rising across nearly every demographic, but the data tells a hopeful story: people with a financial plan feel significantly more confident, satisfied, and...
Medicare Part B premiums just crossed $200: here’s what to expect
Medicare Part B premiums have crossed a major milestone in 2026, and for millions of retirees, the shift is already reshaping how far their Social Security checks can stretch...
Understanding DRLPs | AgentSync
According to the Securities and Insurance Licensing Association, all states require business entities – what most in the industry call “agencies” – to designate a responsible...
Sixteen Years of the Affordable Care Act
The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) was passed on this day 16 years ago, enacting some of the most wide-ranging health care reforms in modern American history...
The Explosion of the Medicare Advantage Special Needs Plan
For insurers that remain committed to their Medicare Advantage businesses, special needs plans have been a major growth driver. KFF estimated that almost half of MA enrollment...