HEALTHCARE Medicare Advantage 2016 Spotlight The number of Medicare beneficiaries enrolled in Medicare Advantage has climbed steadily over the past decade; this trend in enrollment growth continues in 2016. The enrollment growth has occurred despite […]
HEALTHCARE Data Insights from the 2016 ACA Marketplace Robert Wood Johnson offers the following observations about the Affordable Care Act Marketplace: Carriers made adjustments in 2016 to reduce their exposure to high costs: In 2016, […]
HEALTHCARE The Drivers of Health Insurance Premium Changes for 2017 The American Academy of Actuaries offers an early look at what’s driving changes in premium in the Affordable Care Act (ACA) individual and small group […]
EMPLOYEE BENEFITS Critical Illness and Accident Coverage Are Top Growth Products Over the next two to three years, voluntary critical illness insurance and accident/personal injury insurance are tied for first place as expected growth products […]
LIFE INSURANCE Sales Climb for Life/Combination Products New premium for individual life combination products rose 14% in 2015. It’s a rebound from the decline in new premium growth in 2014, according to a LIMRA report. […]
HEALTHCARE Emergency Visits Have Not Gone Down Since the ACA Emergency visits are increasing despite the Affordable Care Act (ACA), according to a report by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Jay Kaplan, MD, […]
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