When to See your Doctor via Telemedicine vs. In-Person

Since the 2020 pandemic, the concept of working from home has taken the world by storm. While remote positions have been around for a long time, they never entirely dominated the job market as they do now. Some people love the ability to work at home as it allows more flexibility, a curated space to … Read more

Medicaid Unwinding: SEP is Coming

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has announced a Marketplace Special Enrollment Period (SEP) for qualified individuals and their families who are losing Medicaid coverage due to the end of the continuous enrollment condition – also known as “Unwinding.”  Medicaid Renewals Resume During the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency (PHE), the Kentucky Department for … Read more

WellCare Online Enrollment is Easier Than Ever

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Breaking: Former CMS Administrator Marilyn Tavenner will take AHIP helm

Originally Posted to Modern Healthcare | By Bob Herman  | July 15, 2015 (Story updated at 5:10 p.m. ET) Marilyn Tavenner, the former head of the CMS who stepped down just six months ago, will now lead the country’s dominant health insurance lobbying group. The board of America’s Health Insurance Plans on Wednesday named Tavenner as the group’s next president and CEO. … Read more

The 7 biggest announcements from life and health insurers this week

Originally Posted to LifeHealthPro | MAR 23, 2015 | BY LYNETTE GIL The health and life insurance industry news roundup for this week. AgentLink, a service provider to independent insurance agents,has announced that it will enter Tennessee effective immediately.  Already active in Kentucky, Indiana, Ohio and North Carolina, AgentLink’s portfolio of products and services includes life insurance, senior … Read more

Producer Voices Needed in the Effort to Preserve Medicare Advantage

Originally Posted to Anthem Producer Online News | March 20, 2015 As you may already know, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) recently released its annual Advance Rate Notice and draft Call Letter proposing changes to how the Medicare Advantage program is funded and administered.  If finalized in a few weeks, those changes threaten … Read more

Medicaid expansion states offer sweet sales opportunity

States that have chosen to expand Medicaid programs as permitted by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act will represent the greatest opportunities for increased health insurance sales during the next two years, according to an Avalere Health study. Avalere used its model for Medicaid managed care enrollment to create projections on a state-by-state basis … Read more

Some states implement HSAs for Medicaid expansion

Some states are tinkering with the federal government’s Medicaid expansion program by using it to force new Medicaid patients to pay for and invest in their own health coverage. As reported by NPR, the states of Michigan and Indiana have already implemented Medicaid expansion programs that require copays of participants, and strongly encourage them to invest up … Read more

Indiana Governor Promotes Healthy Indiana Plan As A Potential “Model For The Country.”

Indiana Governor Mike Pence submitted a piece to the Fort Wayne (IN) News-Sentinel (7/7) in which he touts his Healthy Indiana Plan 2.0 (HIP 2.0) as a potential “model Medicaid plan for the whole country.” He believes HIP 2.0’s projected success comes from its “consumer-driven elements” and it’s ability to cut healthcare costs via health savings accounts. … Read more

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