Oct 28, 2019 | News Coverage
Total Number of Plans. In total, 3,148 Medicare Advantage plans will be available nationwide for individual enrollment in 2020 – a 15 percent increase (414 more plans) from 2019 and the largest number of plans ever available (Figure 1; Appendix Table 1). These numbers...
Oct 28, 2019 | News Coverage
If you’re going to make Medicare coverage changes that include dropping or buying a supplemental plan — aka, Medigap — make sure you know the rules that come along with it. Medicare’s annual open enrollment period — now underway through Dec. 7 — allows you to switch...
Jul 25, 2018 | News Coverage
news Several of the Biggest Pharma Giants Are Freezing Drug Prices. Here’s How It Will Affect You Connecture’s SVP of Federal Programs Jim Yocum spoke with Money Magazine to discuss some of the potential implications from the White House’s recent efforts to curb...
Jul 24, 2018 | News Coverage
news Providers View Telehealth Move from Medicare as ‘Sea Change’ for the Field Telehealth services are becoming the “go-to” choice for many Americans, including Medicare beneficiaries. In this article, which summarizes an interview our own Jim Yocum did...
Jul 17, 2018 | News Coverage
news Is the Administration Reining In Drug Prices? We’re Keeping Track In a recent Bloomberg article, the writers show how prescription drug prices are moving up at a rate at least four times CPI inflation. Connecture data used to help construct Bloomberg’s new...
Jul 13, 2018 | News Coverage
news Inexpensive TB Vaccine Shows Promise Against Juvenile Diabetes A recent article from CNN highlights the obstacles many people with Type 1 diabetes face when it comes to rising drug costs (particularly insulin, in this case). Connecture’s prescription drug data...
