BREAKING NEWS: The FOMC Raises Short-Term Interest Rate 0.75%

By Staff Reporters

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The Federal Reserve jut raised its short-term borrowing rate another 0.75% to slow key areas of the economy and tame inflation, which is at a 40-year high. The central bank said its new target range is 3.75%-4%, the highest level since January 2008.

The aggressive move is the latest in a string of borrowing cost increases imposed by the Fed in recent months as it tries to slash price increases by cooling the economy and choking off demand. The approach, however, risks tipping the U.S. into a recession and putting millions out of work.

The fourth rate hike of 2022 also arrives less than a week before the midterm elections.

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MEDICARE: “Dis” Advantage Plan Marketing

CMS Cracks Down on Medicare Advantage TV Marketing

Dr. David Edward Marcinko MBA

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CMS is cracking down on deceptive marketing practices and will no longer allow Medicare Advantage or Part D prescription drug plans to advertise on television without agency approval first. The new policy is effective Jan. 1st and was discussed in an Oct. 19th memo from CMS to MA and Part D providers. The agency said it issued the new policy after reviewing thousands of beneficiary complaints regarding confusing, misleading or inaccurate information from plans — plan sponsors are also responsible for all marketing activities from brokers and third-party agencies.

“CMS has conducted so-called ‘secret shopping’ by calling numbers associated with television advertisements, mailings, newspaper advertisements and internet searches to monitor the experience beneficiaries have engaging these entities,” the agency wrote.

“Our secret shopping activities have discovered that some agents were not complying with current regulation and unduly pressuring beneficiaries, as well as failing to provide accurate or enough information to assist a beneficiary in making an informed enrollment decision.”

Source: Jakob Emerson, Becker’s Payer Issues [10/27/22]

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OIG: https://oig.hhs.gov/oei/reports/OEI-09-18-00260.asp

RELATED: https://medicalexecutivepost.com/2021/05/21/podcast-medicare-advantage-plans-insurance-company-goldmine

MORE: https://medicalexecutivepost.com/2022/04/29/probe-medicare-advantage-part-c-plans-deny-needed-care-to-tens-of-thousands-of-patients/

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HEALTH INSURANCE: Non-Traditional Players & Disruptors

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By Health Capital Consultants

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Non-Traditional Players Moving into the Insurance Space

In the past two months, two retail giants – Walmart and Apple – have announced plans to enter the health insurance space. This direct entry into the health insurance market by non-traditional players has been encouraged in part by health insurer-retailer partnerships, which gained traction due to rising demand for Medicare Advantage (MA) in particular and the expansion of the types of benefits that MA plans may offer.

This Health Capital Topics article will discuss reasons behind the insurer-retailer partnerships and how Walmart and Apple plan to disrupt the health insurance market.(Read more…) 

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