Strange but true: Wacky things and trivia nuggets from the world of insurance
No doubt insurance is a serious business. But that doesn’t mean a lot of silly or curious things related to insurance won’t pop up in the news from time to time.
Medicare
Medicare Advantage networks include less than half of physicians in a county, on average
New Kaiser Family Foundation study documents trade-off between private Medicare plans and traditional Medicare; shows more than 1 in 3 Medicare Advantage enrollees were in a plan with a narrow network while about 1 in 5 were in broad-network plans.
U.S. News releases list of top-rated 2018 Medicare plans by state
Medicare Part D plans in 11 states and Medicare Advantage plans in 15 states (and the District of Columbia) earned maximum 5-star ratings in the U.S. News & World Report 2018 Best Medicare Plan ratings, updated on Oct. 19.
CMS reveals new Medicare card design
Removing Social Security numbers intended to strengthen fraud protections for about 58 million Americans; New cards will begin being mailed next April.
Projected growth in Medicare Advantage market highlights untapped opportunities, study finds
Kaiser Permanente tops customer satisfaction rankings for third straight year by a wide margin in 2017 J.D. Power study. Increased premarketing, building trust with the physician network are keys to success in fast-growing market.
Medicare Advantage, Managed Medicaid enrollment up while other segments decline, MFA report finds
MA enrollment up 6% year-over-year with enrollment expected to continue to grow, according to the latest Healthcare Business Strategy report from Mark Farrah Associates, released July 10.
Med Supp market sees 6% growth in 2016 according to new data
The Medicare Supplement market continues to grow as membership increased in 2016, according to Mark Farrah Associates’ (MFAs) latest Healthcare Business Strategy report, released on ... Read more
Shopping up, enrollment channels shift for Medicare Part D as more consumers rely on brokers
Data collected from Brookfield, Wis.-based Connecture, Inc., released this month indicates that shopping for Medicare Part D plans is up by 17% from last year’s ... Read more
A Market and Product Outlook (And How You Can Use It for Your Agency)
Recently, I gave a run-down of the current Medicare outlook, and how you can use it to benefit plans for your agency or business. After ... Read more
AEP preparation advice from IMO execs: Part I
Are you ready yet? The start of Medicare’s Annual Election Period (AEP) – Oct. 15-Dec. 7 – is just over a month away, meaning agent ... Read more
