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‘Dreamers’ Now Excluded from Enrolling in ACA Marketplace, Other Changes ‘Up in the Air’
DACA populations, the children of undocumented immigrants popularly known as “Dreamers,” are now excluded from enrolling in the Affordable Care Act Marketplace, following the...
10 Big Medicare Changes In 2026: Higher Premiums, Drug Price Drops, and Looming Program Cuts
Medicare rules, costs, and benefits change every year, but some coming up in 2026 could have a bigger impact on your health and your wallet than usual. Along with having to pay...
From Products to Purpose: Leading Through Change in The Health Insurance Industry
With 2025 forecasted to bring continued premium hikes and increasingly narrow options for consumers, our role as leaders is clear: We must equip our teams to lead with value, not...
Trump eases red tape on bare-bones health insurance. What this means for you
With millions of people projected to lose health insurance over the next decade, President Donald Trump's administration appears ready to ease access to a potentially cheaper...
Health Costs Consume a Large Portion of Income for Millions of People with Medicare
Medicare and Social Security play a central role in the lives of tens of millions of older adults and people with disabilities in the U.S., in the form of health insurance from...
Ghost Networks Are Real — and Your Clients Are Counting on You to Help
Despite CMS mandates for Medicare Advantage (MA) insurers to update their directories every 90 days, a staggering 33% of provider listings contain inaccurate phone numbers, and...
A Checklist For Success In Medicare AEP
The Medicare annual enrollment period is approaching, and you’ve likely been gearing up for this critical time when your clients can enroll in or make changes to their Medicare...
Trump administration tiptoes into testing prior authorization in traditional Medicare
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) recently announced a new program to test prior authorization requirements for certain services in six states starting Jan....
Why Young Americans Dread Turning 26: Health Insurance Chaos
Amid the challenges of adulthood, one rite of passage is unique to the United States: the need to find your own health insurance by the time you turn 26. That is the age at which...
United Healthcare dropping Medicare Advantage plans: Here’s what it means for 600,000 enrollees
UnitedHealthcare is making a big move that's about to affect a lot of people-specifically, 600,000 seniors enrolled in its Medicare Advantage plans. The decision follows months...