Industry News
The Cigna Group Completes Sale of Medicare Businesses to HCSC
"We are proud of the positive impact we have made in people's lives and the unique value provided through our Medicare businesses and are confident that HCSC will continue the...
UnitedHealth Sees Coming Fight Over Medicare Advantage
What they're saying: “We're excited to have a conversation" about whether to continue the push for value-based care or to "stay stuck in fee-for-service, which is volume-based...
2026 CMS Final Rule: What Agents Need to Know Now
The proposed 2026 CMS Final Rule has the potential to reshape the Medicare landscape, and as licensed agents, you need to prepare now for what may be implemented. A key change...
ACA: 2025 Marketplace Integrity and Affordability Proposed Rule
Today, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued the “Marketplace Integrity and Affordability Proposed Rule” that proposes standards for the Health Insurance...
Trump Health Care Proposal Billed as Consumer Protection but Adds Enrollment Hoops
The Trump administration said in a statement Monday that the new regulations include “critical and necessary steps to protect people from being enrolled in Marketplace coverage...
Is Medicare Stopping Telehealth in 2025? All About the Extended Waivers and Possible Exceptions
With Medicare telehealth services expanding significantly during the COVID-19 pandemic, many Americans are now asking: Is Medicare ending telehealth in 2025? While some temporary...
10 Things to Know About Medicaid
Medicaid is the primary program providing comprehensive coverage of health and long-term care to 83 million low-income people in the United States. Medicaid accounts for...
What Forced CMS to Terminate the MA Value-Based Insurance Design Model?
In December, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced it was terminating the Medicare Advantage Value-Based Insurance Design (VBID) model at the end of...
Medicare Statistics and Facts In 2025
Medicare Statistics at a Glance As of April 2024, approximately 67.3 million U.S. adults are enrolled in Medicare coverage, according to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid...
Trump administration slashes funding for ObamaCare outreach program
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) on Friday announced health insurance navigators will receive just $10 million per year over the next four years. Navigators...