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2017 Geisinger Gold First Look!
Learn about 2017 plan offerings, including: MAPD plans, Chronic Condition Special Needs plans, and Dual Eligible Special Needs plans. These are for agent use only and are not to be shared with beneficiaries or the public. Click here to reach out to a member of the Medicare Offerings department for access to benefit information.
Highmark Senior Markets - AEP Rollout Meetings
Highmark Senior Markets is hosting seven rollout meetings throughout Pennsylvania in August to prepare producers for the upcoming Medicare Annual Enrollment Period (AEP), which runs Oct. 15 through Dec. 7, 2016. Read more.
New Era | New Look/Format Senior Market Commission Statements Effective July 11, 2016
We are moving in a new Commission Statement direction! Read more.
Capital BlueCross Summer Incentives! Our SecureBlue Incentive Program
Capital BlueCross is excited to announce new earning opportunities with the sale of SecureBlue Medically Underwritten Medicare Supplemental Plans from Capital Advantage Insurance Company®, a subsidiary of Capital BlueCross. Read more.
As Temps Rise, So Can Your Earnings with UnitedHealthcare
Now you can make your summer even better with the New-to-Medicare Application Bonus! Read more.
Medicare Proposes Substantial Improvements to Paying for Care Coordination and Planning, Primary Care, and Mental Health in Doctor Payment Rule
Today, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) proposed changes to the Physician Fee Schedule to transform how Medicare pays for primary care through a new focus on care management and behavioral health designed to recognize the importance of the primary care work physicians perform. Read more.
Despite Opioid Concerns, Seniors Often Exit The Hospital With Prescription: Study
It’s a common scenario: Someone checks into a hospital for surgery or an illness and leaves with a prescription for an opioid painkiller, opening the door to long-term use and dependence. Read more.
U.S. Cancer Survivors Living Longer
As the American population ages, more older adults will survive cancer and live with other chronic conditions that will burden the health care system, U.S. government health officials report. Read more.
Geriatric ERs reduce stress, risks for older patients
The Mt. Sinai Hospital emergency room looks and sounds like hundreds of others across the country: Doctors rush through packed hallways; machines beep incessantly; paramedics wheel stretchers in as patients moan in pain. Read more.
Compliance Note: Consultation Fees
We’re just around the corner from the 2017 AEP. As you prepare your advertisements, please remember that it is against CMS guidelines to charge a beneficiary a consultation fee for a review of their Medicare Advantage or Prescription Drug Plan. Read more.
Agent Websites Must Be Submitted for Review
Reminder-All client facing websites must be submitted to CMS for Review. Read more.
You're Invited to our 3rd Annual Medicare Connections Conference!
Join URL Insurance Group and our carrier partners to learn about and discuss Medicare Advantage plan changes and opportunities for the 2017 AEP. Register now.
Under 65 Medicare Underwriting Quick Reference Guide
Find out which carriers accept an Under 65 and disabled application if it’s not a “guarantee issue”. Read more.
Earn the Most for Medicare Business
When you become a GEMINI partner all of your Medicare business entitles you to our exclusive third quarter bonuses all while earning top commissions! Read more.
