Full List of Carrier Certification Links

A full list of the Carrier Certification links currently available can be found on our website. Click here to access the Carrier Certification Links.

Please remember that all certifications must be completed prior to selling in the upcoming 2016 AEP.

Silverscript: Plans will be offered for 2016

Make the right choice by selecting SilverScript Choice (PDP). Click here.

SecureBlue Application changes and Plan G addition

Capital adds Plan G to commissionable and there is a new application for 1/1/16 effective dates. Click here.

UPMC now in-network; expanding to 5 new counties

UnitedHealthcare is expanding into five new counties in western Pennsylvania: Allegheny, Beaver, Crawford, Lawrence and Westmoreland. UPMC is now in-network. Click here.

Humana Pharmacy mail delivery

J. D. Power has ranked Humana Pharmacy “Highest in Customer Satisfaction with Mail-Order Pharmacies” in a 2015 U.S. Pharmacy Study. Click here.

Get your questions answered about 2016 Medicare vs. ACA selling guidelines

We are approaching the annual open enrollment periods for both Medicare (October 15 - December 7, 2015) and Affordable Care Act (ACA) (November 1, 2015 - January 31, 2016). Click here.

2016 Enrollment Kits

The majority of the 2016 enrollment kits are now available. Please log on to the corresponding broker portal to place your order. Please be advised that some carriers do not have provider directories or formularies available for order at this time, however they are available to view online. Click here.

Steep Medicare premium hikes loom for about 30 percent of Part B beneficiaries

Come Jan. 1, base monthly premiums for Medicare Part B are expected to rise from $104.90 to $159.30 for about 30 percent of the program’s beneficiaries. Click here.

New Medicare utilization and payment data available for medical equipment, supplies

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released a new dataset, the Referring Provider Durable Medical Equipment, Prosthetics, Orthotics and Supplies (DMEPOS) Public Use File (Referring Provider DMEPOS PUF). Click here.

Handling Enrollments Prior to October 15th - Do's & Dont's

We hope you are as excited as we are at the fast approaching AEP and the opportunities it presents for all of us - especially the opportunity we have to give many seniors a chance to live the healthier life that we believe they so richly deserve! Click here.

Lead Mailer AEP Special Rate

Lead Mailers for Medicare Supplements. Offer good until 10/31/15. Click here.

Capital Blue Cross has opened up its Medicare Advantage plans to its brokers!

You must be contracted with a Preferred Agency to sell this product. Contract with URL today. Please be advised this is a separate contract from the Individual and Medicare Supplement contract. ONLY WE HAVE ALL 3! Individual, Group, and Medicare. Click here to get contracted.

Medicare Offerings

The Senior Care Products department has become the Medicare Offerings department.

Medicare Connections News Archives

View previous editions of the 2016 Medicare Connections News. Click here.