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Maximizing Healthcare Value: The Superior Benefits of D-SNPs
Dual-Eligible Special Needs Plans (D-SNPs) — a type of Medicare Advantage plan specifically designed for individuals eligible for both Medicare and Medicaid — offer consumers...
From Products To Purpose: Leading Through Change In The Health Insurance Industry
Angela Palo is COO of Pinnacle Financial Services, a leading National Medicare Brokerage, and member of the NABIP Medicare FMO Council. Health insurance costs are rising—again....
Marketplace Enrollees with Unpredictable Incomes Could Face Bigger Penalties Under House Reconciliation Bill Provision
Key Findings Many Americans experience high income volatility, in particular potential ACA Marketplace shoppers. One in five people aged 19-64 were in families that saw more than...
4 Ways Congress May Soon Change the Medicare Program
Medicare touches the lives of just about every American senior. The nation’s retirement health insurance program currently has 68.5 million enrollees. So, when Medicare changes...
Empowering Medicare Advantage Enrollees with Hospital Indemnity Plans
Medicare Advantage (MA) enrollees now account for nearly half of all inpatient hospital stays. This shift not only affects the dynamics of how these patients receive healthcare,...
Could Prescription Drug Costs Change for Medicare Users? Experts Weigh In
As President Donald Trump signed an executive order Monday that promises to drastically lower prescription drug prices in the U.S., Newsweek spoke with experts to find out what...
ACA: Status of State Medicaid Expansion Decisions
The Affordable Care Act’s (ACA) Medicaid expansion expanded Medicaid coverage to nearly all adults with incomes up to 138% of the Federal Poverty Level ($21,597 for an individual...
Medicare Is a Natural Fit for Life Insurance
Integrating Medicare, Medicare Advantage plans and Medicare Supplement products into your life insurance practice is about offering a complete, client-focused solution that meets...
Agents as Advocates: Using Medigap and MSP to Combat the ‘Medicare Cliff’
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...
When it comes to Social Security and Medicare, this is what the nation’s top experts on aging worry about
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...