Kaiser Permanente tops J.D. Power Medicare Advantage plan survey for 5th straight year
Overall MA plan customer satisfaction remains steady as cost drives plan selection, study finds.
Recent Medicare News
Integrity expands Midwest senior market footprint with acquisition of Emrick Insurance Marketing Group
Nation’s largest independent distributor of life and health insurance products to the senior market enters definitive agreement to acquire Illinois-based IMO that markets Medicare Advantage and Medicare Supplement products.
AmeriLife Direct partners with BGA on Medicare, other products
Expanded partnership with One Resource Group enables its agents and advisors to refer Medicare prospects; AmeriLife also releases White Paper highlighting Med Supp opportunities created by MACRA 2020.
Just 1 in 3 Medicare Advantage members familiar with CMS’ Star Ratings for plans
Survey finds that while only 15% of MA members used the rating system in picking a 2019 plan, 74% of enrollees still ended up in plans with four or more Stars.
Integrity Marketing Group expands with acquisition of Tidewater Management Group
Integrity, the nation’s largest independent distributor of life and health insurance products, has acquired Raleigh, N.C.-based Tidewater, one of the largest distributors of Medicare Supplement and Medicare Advantage products in the Southeastern U.S.
Fraternal insurer launches first all-digital Med Supp application
Catholic Life Insurance, using Ensurem’s Medigap EZ-App platform, says it is the first to offer a true direct-to-consumer Medicare Supplement insurance application that allows consumers to enroll without speaking to an insurance agent.
AAMSI posts free access to Med Supp conference videos for agents
The American Association for Medicare Supplement Insurance has now posted video recordings of 10 top-rated sessions from the event, which was held June 12-14 in St. Louis.
Medicare Advantage plan member satisfaction holds steady as enrollment surges
Kaiser Permanente ranks highest in overall satisfaction for fourth consecutive year, new J.D. Power study finds.
1 in 4 major health systems preparing to launch Medicare Advantage plans, new survey...
Healthcare executives are investing in Medicare Advantage strategies despite concerns about lack of operational expertise.
Enrollment in Med Supp plans grew 3.8% in 2017 according to latest MFA data
Almost 13.1 million enrolled in Medicare Supplement plans by the end of 2017, led by UnitedHealth’s 4.5 million members.
Beneficiary advocates urge CMS to correct inaccuracies in Medicare & You Handbook for 2019
The Center for Medicare Advocacy, Justice in Aging and the Medicare Rights Center sent a joint letter to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services last week, objecting to serious inaccuracies in the draft Medicare & You Handbook for 2019.