5+ hour, 7+ min ago  (222+ words) Geisinger has named Jeremy Gaskill as the new president of the Geisinger Health Plan. Gaskill is also executive vice president of insurance operations for Geisinger, effective Feb. 23." Gaskill joins Geisinger after more than two decades with Humana, where he most…...

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6+ day, 6+ hour ago  (360+ words) Enrollment in Medicare Advantage plans is still growing, but at a slower pace, according to'STAT. STAT cited federal data showing that, as of Feb. 1, approximately 35.5 million Americans are enrolled in a Medicare Advantage plan, which represents close to a 3% growth…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (476+ words) This is a difficult time for the Medicare Advantage insurers. MA plans are facing rising medical costs due to increased utilization across a population that is continuing to age and experience chronic conditions. In its Advance Notice released in January,…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago  (530+ words) Humana, the country's second-largest Medicare Advantage insurer, pointed to rising medical costs due in large part to increased utilization of services and an'Advance Notice payment rate for MA that executives said came in below the medical cost trend, for its…...

4+ week, 6+ hour ago  (308+ words) Medicare Advantage insurers get a .09% payment increase for 2027 should the Advance Notice released on Monday be finalized. During an earnings call on Tuesday morning, UnitedHealth Group Chairman and CEO Stephen Hemsley called the rate "disappointing." The Centers for Medicare and…...

4+ week, 6+ hour ago  (308+ words) Medicare Advantage insurers get a 0.09% payment increase for 2027 should the Advance Notice released on Monday be finalized. During an earnings call Tuesday morning, UnitedHealth Group Chairman and CEO Stephen Hemsley referred to the rate as "disappointing." The Centers for Medicare…...

1+ mon, 2+ day ago  (602+ words) UnitedHealth Group CEO Stephen Hemsley testifies Thursday before the House Energy and Commerce Committee Health Subcommittee. UnitedHealth Group will rebate profits made from its Affordable Care Act plans to customers, Chairman and CEO Stephen Hemsley said in a prepared statement…...

1+ mon, 4+ day ago  (197+ words) Medicare Advantage payments are $76 billion above what spending would have been in fee-for-service Medicare in 2026, according to a report by the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC). MedPAC, which provides Congress with policy and analysis, found this year's projected comparison of…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (546+ words) Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), chairman of the Senate Committee on the Judiciary Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), chairman of the Senate Committee on the Judiciary, has released a majority staff report that claims UnitedHealth is gaming the Medicare Advantage system and…...