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!
Mutual of Omaha | MD and NJ Products Approved
Mutual of Omaha has approvals for the new product filings in both Maryland and New Jersey. Read more.
Humana’s Agent Online Application for Medicare is Live
We're excited to announce the launch of Humana's Agent Online Application for Medicare self-enrollment! Read more.
Aetna | Your NEW flexible sales portfolio option
Our new Hospital Indemnity Flex product* is now available in 26 states. This product can help consumers pay for out-of-pocket costs associated with medical expenses. Read more.
Equitable PA- Rates on Modernized Medicare Supplement Plans (Series 2070) - Agency Directive #1396
We recently filed with the state insurance department for a rate adjustment to our Modernized Medicare Supplement plans (Series 2070). 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.
5/8-5/10 Gateway University DSNP Sales Training
Gateway University is designed to provide you the necessary insight on growing your book of business. Read more.
5/9 Capital BlueCross Agent Cubed Refresher Webinar
Come make sure your completing application process properly. Online enrollments, Fax#’s & Dental / Vision / Hearing selling tips. Register now.
5/14 Capital BlueCross In-Person Agent Cubed Refresher
In-person Agent Cubed training will be held on May 14th from 10am-12pm at the Enola Retail Store and on May 23rd from 10am-12pm at the Lehigh Valley Retail Store. Register now.
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. Register now.
5/23 Capital BlueCross In-Person Agent Cubed Refresher
In-person Agent Cubed training will be held on May 14th from 10am-12pm at the Enola Retail Store and on May 23rd from 10am-12pm at the Lehigh Valley Retail Store. Register now.
6/13 Capital BlueCross Enrollment Refresher / Online Directory Webinar
Come learn about our new CRM system, How to receive a lead / disposition a lead, Notes, Manage your policies. Register now.
7/11 Capital BlueCross OTC (over the counter) benefit / silver and fit /Retail store benefits Webinar
Come join us for some great info about the OTC benefit and how it works. Why should beneficiaries participate in a fitness program? Learn how the retail Store can help as you gear up for AEP. Register now.
Medicare's proposed direct-contracting model carries both rewards and risk
A new direct provider contracting model under consideration at the CMS could potentially save providers billions in administrative costs, but could also threaten access to care for Medicare's frailest and lowest-income beneficiaries. Read more.
Drug makers question idea to shake up how Medicare pays for certain drugs
Drug manufacturers are pushing back against one of the administration’s major proposals to bring down drug prices: a proposal to shift chemotherapy drugs and others administered in the hospital into a different part of Medicare. Read more.
Docs Billing Medicare Patients Directly? CMS Looks to Allow It
The new request for information follows up on an RFI last fall that received more than 1,000 responses. Read more.
DOJ taking a closer look at Cigna-Express Scripts merger
The Department of Justice has asked both Cigna and Express Scripts for additional information related to a $67 billion merger announced earlier this year, a signal that federal regulators are closely scrutinizing the deal. Read more.
AAFP Gives CMS Pointed Advice About New Payment Models
Moving away from fee-for-service (FFS) into value-based payment is a priority for many family physicians, as well as for public and private insurers, and CMS is seeking to accelerate the transition through demonstration projects led by the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation. Read more.
How Medicare's Conflicting Hospitalization Rules Cost Me Thousands Of Dollars
A few months ago, I wrote a check for $12,000 but couldn't figure out exactly why. Read more.
Murphy introduces ‘Medicare for more’ health plan option
Sen. Chris Murphy on Wednesday introduced legislation that would allow individuals and businesses to purchase Medicare coverage. Read more.
Medicare Advantage Plans Cleared To Go Beyond Medical Coverage — Even Groceries
Air conditioners for people with asthma, healthy groceries, rides to medical appointments and home-delivered meals may be among the new benefits added to Medicare Advantage coverage when new federal rules take effect next year. Read more.
Star ratings jump strengthens enrollment, performance of Medicare Advantage plans
The Medicare Advantage program continues to grow in popularity with both consumers and health plans. Read more.
For Uber And Lyft, Medicare Could Be The Next Profitable Ride
New rules allowing health insurers to include more supplemental benefits in their Medicare Advantage plans may open the door to millions of ride-sharing trips via Uber or Lyft to the doctor’s office, clinic or pharmacy for millions of elderly Americans. Read more.
A Rare Loss for U.S. Pharma Lobby Will Cost the Industry Billions
Deep in a budget deal Congress passed earlier this year -- just 118 words in Section 53116, a little before passages on prison reporting data and payment yields for seed cotton -- was a hit to pharmaceutical companies that will cost them billions, and could signal more losses to come. Read more.
How Trump's New Medicare Rules Boost Amazon And Walmart
New rules allowing Medicare Advantage plans to offer more supplemental benefits could open the door to new vendors like Amazon and Walmart to work with health insurers. Read more.
Medicare to Boost Private Plan Payments by 3.4% Next Year
The U.S. agency that oversees Medicare said it will increase payments to privately run health plans for the elderly by an average of 3.4 percent next year, almost double the amount it had previously estimated. Read more.
Trump administration aims to lower drug prices for seniors
The Trump administration announced several changes for Medicare plans aimed at increasing competition and reducing drug costs for senior citizens, starting in 2019. 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.
