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Wellcare and Mutual of Omaha - A new opportunity for MA sales

Posted by www.psmbrokerage.com Admin on Wed, Sep 13, 2023 @ 02:34 PM

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Mutual of Omaha and Wellcare have formed a strategic alliance to offer jointly designed Medicare Advantage plans in select markets for the 2024 plan year. They are excited to offer this meaningful addition to their portfolio of senior health solutions designed to meet customers' individual needs.

To learn more, including where plans will be available, please request details today and one of our marketing representatives would be happy to share the information.

Two leaders in the senior health market - Mutual of Omaha and Wellcare have formed a strategic alliance to offer jointly designed Medicare Advantage plans in select markets for the 2024 plan year.

As a customer-focused company, Mutual of Omaha is committed to offering a comprehensive suite of senior health productsMedicare Advantage plans offered with Wellcare are a meaningful addition to our portfolio of senior health solutions designed to meet customers' individual needs.

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A trusted brand among seniors with 95% brand awareness, Mutual of Omaha is the nation's second-largest provider of Medicare Supplement plans. Our company remains committed to the Medicare Supplement market and plan to continue to grow in this space. Our senior health solutions portfolio also includes prescription drug (Part D), dental and vision coverages.

Wellcare and Mutual of Omaha will offer No Premium and Low Premium MAPD PPO cobranded plans in Georgia, Missouri, South Carolina, and Washington state as well as in Dallas/Fort Worth and Houston markets in Texas. The jointly marketed plans will be offered during this fall's Medicare Annual Enrollment Period (AEP) which begins Oct. 15 and runs through Dec. 7th.

The customer experience, including customer service, enrollment, and member communications, will be the Wellcare experience. All sales and brokerage operations will be handled by Wellcare. All 2024 contracted and certified Wellcare brokers will automatically have access to the co-branded plans with the same compensation model.

We are excited to offer this new opportunity to you and your clients. Be on the lookout for more information as we showcase the plans and the opportunities in each market.

 

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New Strategic Alliance with Mutual of Omaha and Wellcare

Posted by www.psmbrokerage.com Admin on Fri, Jul 21, 2023 @ 09:09 AM

Mutual - Wellcare

Two leaders in the senior health market- Mutual of Omaha and Wellcare have formed a strategic alliance to offer jointly designed Medicare Advantage plans in select markets for the 2024 plan year.

As a customer-focused company, Mutual of Omaha is committed to offering a comprehensive suite of senior health products. Medicare Advantage plans offered with Wellcare are a meaningful addition to our portfolio of senior health solutions designed to meet customers' individual needs.

A trusted brand among seniors with 95% brand awareness, Mutual of Omaha is the nation's second-largest provider of Medicare Supplement plans. Our company remains committed to the Medicare Supplement market and plan to continue to grow in this space. Our senior health solutions portfolio also includes prescription drug (Part D), dental and vision coverages.

Wellcare and Mutual of Omaha will offer No Premium and Low Premium MAPD PPO cobranded plans in Georgia, Missouri, South Carolina, and Washington state as well as in Dallas/Fort Worth and Houston markets in Texas. The jointly marketed plans will be offered during this fall's Medicare Annual Enrollment Period (AEP) which begins Oct. 15 and runs through Dec. 7th.

The customer experience, including customer service, enrollment, and member communications, will be the Wellcare experience. All sales and brokerage operations will be handled by Wellcare. All 2024 contracted and certified Wellcare brokers will automatically have access to the co-branded plans with the same compensation model.

We are excited to offer this new opportunity to you and your clients. Be on the lookout for more information as we showcase the plans and the opportunities in each market.

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Tags: Medicare Advantage, Mutual of Omaha Medicare Supplement, dental plans, WellCare

Wellcare Announces Largest Medicare Advantage Expansion to Date

Posted by www.psmbrokerage.com Admin on Wed, Oct 06, 2021 @ 04:24 PM

 

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WellCare: COVID-19 Response and Process Change

Posted by www.psmbrokerage.com Admin on Tue, Mar 17, 2020 @ 02:38 PM

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WellCare PDP 2020 Bank Draft Details

Posted by www.psmbrokerage.com Admin on Thu, Nov 14, 2019 @ 10:32 AM

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WellCare Expands Medicare Benefits for 2020 Annual Enrollment Period

Posted by www.psmbrokerage.com Admin on Tue, Nov 12, 2019 @ 10:08 AM

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As Democrats Talk Single Payer, Private Medicare Advantage Soars

Posted by www.psmbrokerage.com Admin on Wed, Feb 06, 2019 @ 02:42 PM

Medicare Advantage Enrollment Surges


By Bruce Japsen – Forbes – February 5, 2019

Health insurers are reporting unprecedented growth in the number of seniors flocking to private Medicare Advantage plans amid talk of a single payer government-run approach that could uproot such coverage.

The same week U.S. Sen. Kamala Harris (D-California) made news with her support for “Medicare for All,” insurers Anthem and Cigna reported strong growth from Medicare Advantage, private coverage sold via contracts with the federal government.

Anthem’s Medicare Advantage enrollment jumped by 35% to more than 1 million at the end of 2018 compared to 746,000 in the fourth quarter of 2017, the operator of Blue Cross and Blue Shield plans reported last week. “Our individual Medicare Advantage business is on track to achieve our mid-double digit growth target,” Anthem CEO Gail Boudreaux told analysts during the company’s fourth quarter earnings call last week. “In total, we estimate our Medicare Advantage growth will exceed 20% by the end of 2019.”

Meanwhile, Cigna reported Friday that its Medicare Advantage enrollment was up one percent to 436,000 from 432,000 and UnitedHealth Group ended 2018 with 4.9 million Medicare Advantage enrollees, which was up nearly 12% from 4.4 million at the end of 2017. Other insurers including Aetna, which is now part of CVS Health, are expected to report higher Medicare Advantage enrollment later this month after these plans expanded into new markets.

The industry is tapping into a market of more than 10,000 baby boomers aging into the Medicare population every day . The insurers that have reported 2018 earnings thus far are reporting overall industry growth that’s slightly ahead of the projected record growth the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) predicted for Medicare Advantage last fall. “We completed a strong Medicare Advantage enrollment season . . . and are on track to achieve 2019 growth within the 400,000 to 450,000 range of expectations,” Steve Nelson, CEO of UnitedHealthcare, UnitedHealth’s insurance business told analysts two weeks ago.

Medicare Advantage plans contract with the federal government to provide extra benefits and services to seniors, such as disease management and nurse help hotlines, with some even providing vision and dental care and wellness programs. CMS is changing regulations to allow Medicare Advantage plans to provide broader coverage in the future, which is also expected to boost enrollment. L.E.K. has projected Medicare Advantage enrollment will rise to 38 million, or 50% market penetration by the end of 2025.

As seniors flock to Medicare Advantage, analysts say it’s going to make it difficult for Democrats on the presidential campaign trail to support a Medicare for All approach that would bring an end to the private insurer’s role.

The insurance industry worries most about so-called “single payer” forms of health insurance that would conceivably replace the private insurer’s role with a government-administered form of coverage. U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont has espoused the single payer approach for years but the Medicare for All Act of 2017 that he, Harris and others supported does mention “the ability to enroll in a Medicare Advantage plan.”

America’s Health Insurance Plans, the health insurance lobby that includes Anthem, Cigna and other insurers that sell Medicare Advantage, said Americans don’t want a “a one-size-fits-all health care system.”

“Today, health insurance providers deliver coverage that is working for hundreds of millions of Americans – including 180 million Americans who are covered through an employer, 20 million covered through Medicare Advantage, 55 million covered through Medicaid managed care, and 20 million who buy their own coverage,” AHIP spokeswoman Kristine Grow said.

”The vast majority of these 300 million Americans are satisfied with their existing coverage," Grow added. "One of the reasons they like their coverage is it provides them with choice and control. Health care is personal – all Americans are unique individuals with different health care needs depending on their stage of life, where they live, their income and resources, and physical and mental health. People should be able to get the care they need, when they need it, at a cost they can afford.”

Source: https://www.forbes.com/sites/brucejapsen/2019/02/03/as-democrats-talk-single-payer-private-medicare-advantage-soars/#71a5c29458f3

 
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Tags: Humana, Medicare Advantage, Medicare, aetna, CVS, WellCare

Medicare Advantage Enrollment Surges For Centene And WellCare

Posted by www.psmbrokerage.com Admin on Wed, Feb 06, 2019 @ 01:42 PM

Medicare Advantage Enrollment Surges For Centene And WellCare


By Bruce Japsen – Forbes – February 5, 2019

Centene and WellCare Health Plans are the latest to report a surge in seniors signing up for private Medicare coverage administered by health insurers.

Centene and WellCare, which reported earnings Tuesday, have been expanding beyond their historic business lines dominated by administering Medicaid benefits for states into Medicare Advantage. Centene also has a large business offering subsidized individual coverage offered under the Affordable Care Act.

But these health insurers are joining the parade of health plans and startups taking advantage of more than 10,000 baby boomers turning 65 every day and rule changes administered by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to allow private insurers to offer more benefits in Medicare Advantage plans they sell.

Centene’s enrollment in Medicare plans, including Medicare Advantage, rose 25% to 416,900 in the fourth quarter compared to 333,700 in the fourth quarter of 2017. Meanwhile, WellCare reported Tuesday its enrollment in Medicare plans including Medicare Advantage increased nearly 10%, or by 49,000, to 545,000 in the fourth quarter of last year compared to 496,000 in the fourth quarter of 2017.

Such growth reported by Centene and WellCare Tuesday comes following double-digit percentage growth in Medicare Advantage enrollment already released by Anthem and UnitedHealth Group. Humana reports its earnings later this week and Aetna, now owned by CVS Health, reports its fourth quarter results later this month.

Medicare Advantage plans contract with the federal government to provide extra benefits and services to seniors, such as disease management and nurse help hotlines, with some even providing vision and dental care and wellness programs. CMS' rule changes to allow Medicare Advantage plans to provide broader coverage in the future is also expected to boost enrollment. L.E.K. Consulting has projected Medicare Advantage enrollment will rise to 38 million, or 50% market penetration by the end of 2025.

The rising enrollment in privately-administered Medicare Advantage plans comes as members of Congress and Democrats running for president in 2020 talk about expanding Medicare to all Americans. 

Some of the plans include allowing private insurers to maintain their role offering Medicare Advantage but others urging "Medicare for All" including Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont and Sen. Kamala Harris of California have talked about a diminished role for the health insurance industry in administering Medicare benefits.

Source: https://www.forbes.com/sites/brucejapsen/2019/02/05/medicare-advantage-enrollment-surges-for-centene-and-wellcare/#2db5bf1610f0

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