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Humana To Add Nearly 400K Seniors To Medicare Advantage Plans

Humana expects 2019 individual Medicare Advantage membership “growth of 375,000 to 400,000 members, representing 12% to 13% growth.”

Humana To Add Nearly 400K Seniors To Medicare Advantage Plans

Humana expects 2019 individual Medicare Advantage membership “growth of 375,000 to 400,000 members, representing 12% to 13% growth.”

Trump Wants To Require Drug Makers, Insurers And Hospitals To Disclose Prices

President Trump called on drug companies, health insurers and hospitals to “disclose real prices.”

In Loss For Oscar, Judge Says Florida Blue Cross Can Use Its Brokers

A federal judge has ruled health insurer Florida Blue can use brokers to sell its plans while a lawsuit filed by rival Oscar wends its way through the court system.

Medicare Advantage Enrollment Surges For Centene And WellCare

Centene and WellCare Health Plans are the latest health insurers to report strong growth in seniors signing up for private Medicare Advantage coverage.

Centene’s Obamacare Marketshare Hits 20% After Expansion

Centene has nearly 2 million Obamacare customers after expanding into four new states for 2019 and expanding in six existing markets.

As Democrats Talk Single Payer, Private Medicare Advantage Soars

Health insurers are reporting unprecedented growth among seniors choosing private Medicare Advantage plans amid talk of a single payer approach that could uproot such coverage.

Amid Medicare For All Talk, Insurance Industry Poll Says 66% Support ‘Existing’ System

Two in three Americans “support the existing health care system” over a government-run healthcare system, a new health insurance industry backed poll shows.

Cigna CEO: More Choices To Come With Addition Of Express Scripts

Cigna CEO David Cordani says the addition of Express Scripts will expand choices for clients to “improve whole person health.”

Anthem’s Move To End PBM Deal Latest Scrape With Cigna

The March 2 start of the migration of Anthem clients away from Cigna’s Express Scripts PBM will come just days after Anthem and Cigna square off in a trial over a contested breakup fee from an aborted 2017 merger.