Aetna, Elevance, Cigna Cut Some Medicare Advantage Broker Payments

At least three major insurers are eliminating broker commissions for some Medicare Advantage plans. According to documents shared with Becker’s, Elevance Health will eliminate commission payments beginning Nov. 1 for new enrollees in some Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield plans in 15 states. The company will still pay commissions to brokers for renewing existing members. Aetna will eliminate commissions ...

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CVS Is Expanding Its MinuteClinics Into Primary Care. Here’s Why

In a bid to ease access challenges, CVS Health will offer in-network primary care to Aetna members in certain markets through its MinuteClinics. The services are available to certain individual plan and commercial members in Houston, San Antonio and greater Atlanta, with an eye on future expansion. There are about 1,100 MinuteClinics across the country, ...

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Presidential Election Is Making Most Americans Anxious, Surveys Say: Here Are 6 Tips To Calm Down

With the presidential election just hours away, many Americans are feeling uncertain and anxious — but for many, the mental health impacts have been felt for weeks or even months. A recent national survey by AMFM, a residential mental health treatment system based in California, analyzed the anxiety levels of 2,000 Americans during an election year. Nearly 22% ...

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