Save the date for the 2019 Medicare Connections Conference
The 2019 Medicare Connections Conference will be held on September 5th at the Hershey Lodge. Look for more details coming soon!
Highmark Medicare Agent Contact Info Update
Highmark is currently auditing and updating our contact records for our Medicare agents. Many records are out of date or missing information. Read more.
New Spanish Language Option for the Cigna-HealthSpring Agent Assistance Line (HAAL)!
To better support our Spanish-speaking partners, we are pleased to announce the Cigna-HealthSpring Agent Assistance Line (HAAL) is adding a new Spanish language option effective Monday, April 2, 2018! Read more.
Aetna PA agents: 2018 member meetings are here
If your clients are enrolled in a 2018 Individual Medicare Advantage plan, encourage them to attend a member meeting. Read more.
Medico Paper Cancer applications will no longer take credit/debit information
Effective May 1, 2018, Medico's paper Cancer applications will no longer accept credit and debit card information. Read more.
Highmark AHN Offers Your Clients World-Class Care
Allegheny Health Network (AHN) is working with Highmark to increase access to affordable, high-quality care. Read more.
GTL Short-Term HHC Video and Infographic Now Available!
GTL's Short-Term Home Health Care Insurance consumer-facing video and infographic are here! Read more.
Gateway Health and Ruby Plan
Think you got all the answers to LIS with a $0 Premium plan or a plan with a reduced premium to $0? Read more.
Transamerica Medicare Supplement Insurance Premium Rate Changes
Transamerica Premier Life Insurance Company (TPLIC) will be implementing Medicare Supplement insurance premium rate changes for new sales and inforce policies. Read more.
Mutual of Omaha Med Supp Broker Bonus Program
Mutual of Omaha is continuing the Med Supp Broker Bonus Program… with a few tweaks. Read more.
New Era Life Summer Cash Bonus Contest Has Begun!
New business cash bonus. Read more.
2018 Aetna Hidden Oasis Senior Supplemental Sales Contest | Spring 2019
Experience Hollywood's playground, Palm Springs... Aetna-style. Read more.
Win Big with Lead Concepts
Lead concepts - helping businesses find and retain customers since 1991. Read more.
2018 Cigna Sales Incentive Trip | June 21-25, 2018
Come escape with us to Canada’s “Castle in the Rockies.” We’re welcoming our top producers to the world-famous Fairmont Banff Springs resort. Read more.
2019 Mutual of Omaha Dominican Republic Sales Leader Trip | March 13-18, 2019
You are eligible to earn the Mutual Sales Leaders trip to Dominican Republic based on the business you place with Mutual of Omaha as a Brokerage Producer. Read more.
Aetna | Want to earn some extra dough?
Your Medicare Supplement applications could earn you EXTRA CASH during 2018! Read more.
4/24 Running a Medicare Appointment for Beginners
Medicare is the fastest growing in the insurance industry. Many independent agents have found their way into this explosive market. Read more.
5/16 Generating New Revenue with Voluntary Benefits
Employers continue to struggle with pricing on health insurance and offering value to employees. Voluntary Benefits allow employers to offer a family of comprehensive benefits that meet the individualized needs of employees without increasing cost to their bottom line. Read more.
AARP accused of hard-sell marketing practices like those it warns seniors about
In its newsletters and magazines, in congressional testimony and on its website, AARP warns seniors about deceptive direct mail and other dubious marketing come-ons as part of its mission to protect members from financial abuses. Read more.
Republicans and Democrats concerned over proposed changes to Medicare Advantage, Part D plans
A bipartisan group of lawmakers is concerned about proposed policy and payment changes in the Medicare agency's 2019 advance notice for Medicare Advantage and Part D programs. Read more.
Walmart in early talks to buy insurer Humana, report says
Walmart has waded into preliminary negotiations on a possible purchase of Louisville-based health insurer, Humana, according a news report. Read more.
Avoid the latest Medicare scam
Scammers may call about your new Medicare card to trick you into sharing your personal information — like your current Medicare Number. Read more.
Home Health Adherence Slashes Medicare Costs, Readmissions
The home health care industry has seen consistent reimbursement cuts over the last several years, forcing providers to adapt. Read more.
AHIP: CMS must fix flaw in Medicare Advantage rate formula
As Medicare Advantage grows in popularity, America’s Health Insurance Plans warns its vital that the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services fix the flaws in the funding formula to maintain the program’s stability. Read more.
AHIP wants Congress to enact MACPAC recommendations to streamline managed Medicaid
America's Health Insurance Plans is endorsing measures to streamline the Medicaid managed care program recommended by the Medicaid and CHIP Payment Access Commission. Read more.
U.S. to cover advanced genomic testing for Medicare cancer patients
The U.S. government said on Friday it will pay for certain genetic tests for Medicare-eligible patients with advanced cancer, in a bid to help match patients with the drugs most likely to provide benefit. Read more.
Medicare Will Cover Genetic Cancer Testing, With Caveats
Today, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS) announced that Medicare will cover genetic evaluation of cancer by FDA-approved tests.* This was the right call. Read more.
Trump administration moves to expand access to cancer tests
The Trump administration is moving to help Medicare patients access more accurate tests for cancer. Read more.
MedPAC recommends ‘measured approach’ to Medicare telehealth coverage
Without a consistent comparison from commercial insurers, federal policymakers should adopt a “measured approach” to incorporating telehealth coverage into the Medicare program, according to the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC). Read more.
Got a minute for Medicare?
Have you heard about the new Medicare card? We’ll start mailing these new cards beginning in April 2018. You don’t need to do anything to get your new Medicare card — it will automatically be mailed to you. Read more.
New Law Broadens Chronic Care Through Medicare
Older adults with a lot of medical issues will see some of their burdens eased through a new law passed by Congress and signed by President Donald Trump. Read more.
Cigna agrees to buy Express Scripts for $67 billion
Cigna is one of the country's largest health insurers, and Express Scripts is one of America's biggest pharmacy benefits managers, which administer drug plans for more than 266 million Americans with employer and government health insurance. Read more.
CMS Has Proposed a Number of Changes for 2019
CMS has proposed a number of changes for 2019 that would be agent- and client-friendly. This may be the one of the best reads I have had with CMS proposals. Read more.
Expand your insurance services to better serve your clients
You worked hard all AEP to make sure that your clients Medicare needs are met. Don’t lose them to another agent who offers products that you don’t. URL has created our Orion Concierge Advisors program to help you retain your clients and you will be compensated for generating the opportunity! See details.
Why URL Should Be Your FMO
As you're gearing up for the Annual Enrollment Period it's time to re-evaluate your relationship with your current Medicare FMO. Watch our video.