Industry News
Kettering Health to End Medicare Advantage Contracts with Humana, Inc. and Devoted Health, Inc.
Kettering Health announced today that its contract with private Medicare Advantage insurers Humana, Inc. and Devoted Health, Inc. will not be renewed after December 31, 2025....
Gold Kidney Sanction
On September 12, 2025, the Florida Office of Insurance Regulation (FL OIR) and Gold Kidney entered into a consent order which stated that Gold Kidney’s “authority to enroll new...
Texas judge strikes down federal rule targeting Medicare Advantage overpayments
A federal judge in Texas has vacated a rule that would have expanded the government's ability to audit Medicare Advantage plans and claw back billions in alleged overpayments...
How an ACA Premium Spike Will Affect Family Budgets, and Voters
If the enhanced ACA tax credits are not extended, premium payments will increase by more than 100% for many of the 24 million Americans who buy their own coverage (as forthcoming...
Medicare Advantage and Medicare Prescription Drug Programs Expected to Remain Stable in 2026
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is announcing that average premiums, benefits, and plan choices for Medicare Advantage (MA) and the Medicare Part D...
Client Profiles: Identifying the Ideal Use Cases for Long-Term Insurance
A recent study by Certification for Long-Term Care reveals a critical gap in understanding among middle-income consumers regarding long-term care insurance (LTCI). Many consumers...
Health Insurance Premiums Could Rise More Than 80% Next Year
Americans' health insurance premiums are on track to surge next year, due to the imminent expiration of enhanced Affordable Care Act (ACA) tax credits introduced in response to...
Zacks Industry Outlook Highlights Cigna and Humana
The U.S. health insurance industry, referred to as Health Maintenance Organization (HMO), is poised to benefit from expanding commercial plans suite, which offers higher margins...
Reversing the Rise in Avoidable Deaths: Examining the Role of Agents
The U.S. is facing a public health failure that most people don’t even know about. Between 2009 and 2019, the average rate of avoidable deaths — those that could have been...
Health agent groups support bill aimed at deceptive Medicare marketing
Health agents’ associations are supporting bipartisan legislation that empowers agents and brokers who sell Medicare Advantage and Part D drug plans while strengthening...