premiums
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CMS: MA Premiums To Remain the Same for Most Beneficiaries in 2024
The average monthly plan premium for Medicare Advantage is expected to increase only slightly in 2024 from 2023, CMS said. About 73% of beneficiaries will see no increase at all.
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Marketplace Premiums Could Increase by 6% in 2024, Report Shows
ACA Marketplace insurers are proposing an average 6% premium hike for 2024, with inflation being a driving factor, according to an analysis by KFF.
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Payer’s Place: Dawn Maroney
Dawn Maroney, President, Markets of Alignment Health and CEO of Alignment Health Plan, to discuss how they are using technology to provide better service and care to consumers.
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CMS Anticipates a 1.8% Decrease in Medicare Part D Monthly Premiums for 2024
The average total monthly premium for Medicare Part D coverage is expected to be $55.50 in 2024, down from $56.49 in 2023, according to CMS.
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Enrollment in MA Plans With $0 Premiums Is on the Decline, Report Finds
In 2023’s enrollment period, 84% of eHealth customers chose an MA plan with a $0 monthly premium, versus 87% in 2022, eHealth’s annual Medicare Index Report found. This is the first time popularity in $0 premium plans has decreased since eHealth started conducting the report in 2018, when 63% of customers selected a no-premium plan.
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Report: Average Monthly Premiums for MA Plans Up First Time in 4 Years
The average monthly premium for Medicare Advantage plans increased to $7 in the first half of the Medicare Annual Open Enrollment period this year, the eHealth report found. Premiums were in the $4 to $5 range for the last three years.
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Medicare Part B premiums to see big hike next year
CMS cited rising drug costs and the Covid-19 pandemic as the reason for the premium increases, which will rise to $170 in 2022 for people who make $91,000 or less.
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CMS lowers MA premiums amid insurer plans to grow offerings
CMS is lowering the average premium for MA plans to $19 per month in 2022 from about $21 this year. The news comes as several insurers announce new MA plan offerings for 2022, including Humana, which said it will launch 72 plans.
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What insurers’ premium rate filings can tell us about predicted health utilization in 2022
An examination of health insurers’ premium rate filings for 2022 shows that most are not factoring in additional costs or savings, which indicates that they expect health utilization to reach pre-pandemic levels.
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Survey: 60% of Americans support Medicare expansion strategies
A majority of the general public is in support of expanding Medicare — either by opening it up to all Americans or lowering the eligibility age, according to new survey results. But among current Medicare enrollees, nearly half want the program to stay as it is.
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Applying Remote Patient Monitoring to Surgery Prep and Recovery, Oncology and Women’s Health
Join us to learn about the latest trends in remote monitoring and how to extend its benefits beyond chronic conditions to more patients – all while using fewer staff resources.
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Employee Benefits, Health Services, Policy
Survey: Large employers want more government action to curb healthcare costs
Executives at large companies feel that the cost of providing employee health benefits will become unsustainable within the next decade, a new survey shows. They want the government to play a bigger role in providing coverage and lowering costs.
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Big profits put insurers on awkward footing
During the height of the Covid-19 pandemic, all of the seven largest commercial insurers saw their profits rise, with some seeing their profits double. Will they have to pay some of it back?
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Healthcare experts foresee patients losing big under Trump administration
A new NEJM Catalyst survey outlines what healthcare experts predict will happen to patients, premium prices, the ACA and more under the Trump administration.
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MetroHealth, Medical Mutual of Ohio seek to cut insurance premiums by 15%
The partners are predicting improved quality of care and insurance premium savings of 15 percent.
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Small Businesses And The Not So Affordable Care Act
The Affordable Care Act is not so affordable if you own or if you are […]
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Payer’s Place: Dr. Anil Singh
Dr. Anil Singh shares his insights into the strategies employed by the organization to identify the most effective digital solutions for their members.
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