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The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services is using algorithms that “seem to go after good agents who are minority agents and, therefore their minority communities,” the CEO of a health insurance agents association told a National Association of Insurance Commissioners working group.
The Medicare open enrollment period already was off to a rocky start and it just became a bit rockier.
An advisor is forming a coalition of professionals to support underserved groups and said he was inspired to do so by the Nov. 5 election results and concerns from clients about what policy changes a new administration and a new Congress could mean for them.
The post-election period provides advisors to engage in a discussion with their clients on financial issues that are impacted by the election and issues that are not.
Strong economic growth, moderating inflation, declining interest rates and easing monetary policy is leading to robust returns, Morningstar strategists said.
Open enrollment season for Medicare as well as Affordable Care Act health plans is in full swing and many agents are finding it difficult – if not impossible – to enroll people in coverage.
Judith Lee is living her American dream while her daughter Simone is helping her build a practice dedicated to serving those who are building their own dreams.
Individual coverage health reimbursement arrangements represent a sliver of the group health market, but that segment is poised for growth.
Health care has not been one of the central issues in the upcoming presidential and congressional elections. But Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris has campaigned on health-related issues more than her Republican opponent, Donald Trump, has.
Common wisdom states that investors fire their advisors because of unhappiness with their returns. But that’s not always the reason, two Morningstar behavioral experts said.
A disconnect exists between what workplace benefits employers offer their workers and how workers understand and use these benefits.
Gen. Wesley Clark told a group of actuaries that although “there are a lot of good things going on” in the U.S. currently, the country faces its most dangerous period since the late 1930s.
The U.S. population reaches Peak 65 this year, meaning that more than 30 million Americans will reach age 65 between now and 2030. The majority of this age group will have no protected income in retirement.
Are tariffs a good thing for the economy? No, said an economist during a recent webinar.
Why Americans fear spending down their savings and routinely claim Social Security early and how fear often drives those decisions.
People are living longer and that means the traditional view of retirement must change.
The Federal Reserve made headlines in September by slashing its benchmark interest rate by a half-point. That direction of lowering interest rates makes it a good time to for clients to lock in rates on investments such as fixed annuities before rates go down even further.
The future of Social Security solvency has been a topic of debate, especially during this election year. But what financial impact would each of the scenarios under discussion have on real Americans? And would those scenarios have any effect on the Social Security program over the long term?
An advisor said her clients who are on Medicare have the same main concerns each year – their provider networks and their prescription drugs.
Clients are concerned about out-of-pocket costs and networks as advisors gear up for a new enrollment season.
