Data-Driven Marketing Insights and Analytics
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Navigating Medicare Changes: The Inflation Reduction Act impact
As more seniors continue to work past the age of 65, many remain on their employer's health plan rather than transitioning to Medicare. However, a recent update to Medicare under the Inflation Reduction Act introduces new complexities for those delaying their...
The Impact of Commission Changes on Medicare Part D: What It Means for Consumers and Agents
As the Annual Enrollment Period (AEP) approaches, there's growing concern within the Medicare community. Recent news has highlighted a significant shift: Wellcare has announced that agents who sell Medicare Part D plans will no longer receive commissions. This change...
Data Decisions Group Announces Graham McWhorter as President and Chief Operating Officer
CHAPEL HILL, N.C., August 23, 2024 – Data Decisions Group (DDG), a leading provider of data, analytics, and behind-the-firewall MarTech solutions, is pleased to announce that Graham McWhorter has joined the company as President and Chief Operating Officer. In this...
Combining Segments, Third-Party Data and Modeling — A Primer
In my 30+ years of marketing experience, I can make the following statement with the utmost confidence: Combining customer segments, third-party data and predictive modeling will significantly improve your marketing results. Most companies use one. Some use two. Far...
Improve Under 65 Healthcare Marketing
On March 23, 2010, then-U.S. President Barack Obama signed the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) into law. At the time, nearly 50 million people had no health insurance. As of 2023, roughly 40 million individuals now benefit from ACA-related...
Stated vs. Derived Importance in Key Drivers Analysis
Congratulations, somebody shopped in your store. Maybe somebody else will shop in your store, too. Or maybe they’ll shop in someone else’s store. Or maybe they’ll just say, “the heck with it” and go to a movie instead. Retailers keep us researchers in business for...
Insurance Customer Acquisition Using Purchase Propensity Data
The foundation of successful insurance customer acquisition is prospect data that targets consumers who are in the market to buy a specific insurance product. Too often, insurance marketers rely on simple targeting criteria such as age, income, and gender. The use of...
Increase Medicare Advantage Revenue By Reducing Member Churn
In the ever-evolving healthcare landscape, Medicare Advantage plans face a critical challenge: member retention. With an average annual churn rate of 10%, health plans are losing significant revenue – as much as $120 million for a plan with 100,000 members. However, a...
Action Standards and Benchmarks for Better Results
Market research, like any investment in information, should demonstrate a clear return on investment (ROI). It should speak directly to a business need or opportunity that’s crucial to your organization, whether it’s for an immediate business solution or part...
Predictive DATA Modeling at the Speed of Business
Traditionally, data scientists build a single one-size-fits-all model to solve their business problems, or maybe several of them, one at a time. They never had the tools nor the computing power to let AI software automatically and intelligently build and evaluate...
Different Needs, Different Priorities
This is the sixth in a series of findings from Data Decisions Group’s 2022 Medicare Preferences Study. We explore the differences in importance Medicare Advantage and Medicare Supplement members place on attributes of their respective plans. While important to members...
Brand Loyalty among Medicare Supplement Providers
This is the fifth in a series of findings of Data Decisions Group’s 2022 Medicare Preferences Study. Here, we review brand loyalty metrics for providers of Medicare Supplement coverage. t is not terribly surprising that expectations of providers among the Medicare...