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Medicare drug plan prices touted during Open Enrollment can rise within a month
Something strange happened between the time Linda Griffith signed up for a new Medicare prescription drug plan during last fall’s enrollment period and when she tried to fill her first prescription in January. She picked a Humana drug plan for its low prices, with...
Postpartum insurance loss decreased during COVID-19 pandemic, study finds
For decades, many U.S. women who give birth lose or face changes to their health insurance afterward. Those with Medicaid benefits are most likely to lose coverage, because...
Annual workforce report shows the state of the insurance industry
Based on responses from more than 1,300 insurance professionals, Vertafore's 2022 report titled "The Insurance Agency Workforce: Evolving into the next Normal" grants...
Biden proposes expansion of Affordable Care Act with changes to ‘family glitch’
source The Biden-Harris Administration is proposing a rule to strengthen the ACA by fixing the “family glitch,” which would save hundreds of thousands of families hundreds...
New bill would allow seniors to contribute to a health savings account while on Medicare
Source There’s a renewed push in Congress to let Medicare beneficiaries set aside pretax money for medical expenses. Called the Health Savings for Seniors Act and introduced...
Resolving data matching issues in your enrollment platform
After you complete a client’s ACA application, there may be a Data Matching Issue (DMI). A DMI occurs when there is an inconsistency between the information you entered for...
Medicare Advantage saves seniors nearly $2k a year compared to fee-for-service
Source Seniors save nearly $2,000 on average a year in total healthcare spending in Medicare Advantage (MA) compared to fee-for-service Medicare, a new study finds. The...
What Insurance You Need at each Stage of Life
Source What type of insurance should you have at different stages of your life? When asked, financial advisors pointed to disability and life insurance as most important...
April is the Month to become More Efficient.
Every health insurance agent wants to make more money while being efficient so they can focus their precious time on their business or their family. Many of us went into...
What are Special Enrollment Periods and Qualifying Life Events?
The Special Enrollment Period (SEP) is a time outside the yearly Open Enrollment Period when a client can enroll for health insurance if they’ve experienced a Qualifying...
10 Life Insurance myths that need to be debunked
Everybody knows that it is vital to provide for the certainties of life, such as their children’s future education or marriage, their retirement, or loss
A House bill could allow you to contribute to a health savings account while on Medicare
Under a bill pending in Congress, Medicare beneficiaries would be allowed to set aside money in health savings accounts — something they currently can’t do.
Medicare drug plan prices touted during Open Enrollment can rise within a month
Something strange happened between the time Linda Griffith signed up for a new Medicare prescription drug plan during last fall’s enrollment period and when she
The end of the COVID-19 emergency could mean a huge loss of health insurance
If there has been a silver lining to this terrible covid-19 pandemic, it is that the rate of Americans without health insurance dropped to a
At least 1 in 5 Insulin Users would Benefit from Spending Cap
Several legislative proposals in Congress propose a $35 per month cap on what people with health insurance would have to pay out of pocket for
New York legislators push for single payer health insurance following COVID-19 report
New York lawmakers with the Black, Puerto Rican, Hispanic and Asian Legislative Caucus joined the Campaign for New York Health on Wednesday to release a
CMS Proposes Updates to Reduce Barriers to Coverage, Simplify Medicare Enrollment and Expand Access
Today, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a proposed rule to update Medicare enrollment and eligibility rules that would expand coverage for
States use obscure ACA provision to widen health insurance access
Oregon and Kentucky are using an overlooked provision of the Affordable Care Act to provide health insurance for people who can’t afford Obamacare plans but
The best health insurance companies of 2022, according to Healthline
To make their top picks, Healthline took three major factors into account: Affordability: The cost of a monthly premium will vary based on your location,
7 steps to becoming a health insurance agent
Health insurance is growing quickly as a business these days. Technology companies and individuals are pouring in, lured by the hope of high compensation and