2019 Certifications & Benefit Previews
Find out which carriers are coming soon, and learn more about those available now. Read more.
Register now for the 2019 Medicare Connections Conference
The 2019 Medicare Connections Conference will be held on September 5th at the Hershey Lodge. Register now.
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.
Top 10 Changes – NEW Medicare Communications and Marketing Guidelines (MCMG)
Gorman Health Group will conduct a webinar on the new guidelines in the next couple of weeks, but we wanted to get this out right away as the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has rewritten the Medicare Marketing Guidelines (MMG) for 2019. Read more.
Medicare Communications and Marketing Guidelines (MCMG)
The Medicare Communications and Marketing Guidelines (MCMG) interprets and provides guidance on the marketing and communication rules for Medicare Advantage (MA-only, MA-PD) plans (also referred to as “plans”), Medicare Prescription Drug plans (PDP) (also referred to as “Part D sponsors”), and except where otherwise specified, Section 1876 cost plans (also referred to as “plans”) and employer/union-sponsored group MA or Part D plans. Read more.
Geisinger Gold Medicare has released the following statement regarding Tower Health in Reading, PA.
Tower Health has termed the Geisinger Health Plan as a In Network provider effective October 15, 2018, this was a decision made exclusively by Tower Health and not Geisinger. Read more.
Envision New Business-2019
There were a few changes to the 2019 Envision Rx plan and process that we wanted to keep you informed of. Envision will now require ALL ENROLLMENTS to be completed online, unless otherwise noted. Read more.
UnitedHealthcare August Training Calendar
Pennsylvania and Delaware August training calendar. Read more.
Mutual of Omaha Upcoming Rate Adjustments (Medicare Supplement)
View the upcoming rate adjustments in AR, IA, ID, IN, MA, OR, and PA. Read more.
New Era 2019 Winter Escape
Escape your Winter blues for some tropical views! Score a trip to set sail to Cozumel this Winter with New Era! 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.
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.
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.
Highmark 2019 AEP Rollout Meetings
Highmark Senior Markets is hosting five rollout meetings throughout Pennsylvania in August to prepare agents for the upcoming Medicare Annual Enrollment Period (AEP), which runs Oct. 15 through Dec. 7, 2018. Read more.
Trump administration gives insurers power to lower Medicare drug prices
Insurers participating in Medicare Advantage will be able to negotiate directly with drugmakers in an effort to lower the cost of prescription medications under a new policy announced by the Trump administration. Read more.
Want to save $2.8B-plus? Medicare drug price negotiation could, senator reports
Federal law doesn’t allow Medicare to directly negotiate drug prices with pharmas. What if it did? A recent report from a U.S. senator found that Medicare bargaining could save Medicare Part D $2.8 billion a year on just the 20 most commonly prescribed brand-name drugs. Read more.
CMS NEWS: Medicare Part D premiums continue to decline in 2019
Today, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced that, for the second year in a row, the average basic premium for a Medicare Part D prescription drug plan in 2019 is projected to decline. Read more.
Ascension, Centene join forces to launch a Medicare Advantage plan
Centene and Catholic healthcare system Ascension are looking into creating a joint Medicare Advantage plan in several insurance markets, the two companies revealed Monday. Read more.