Highmark AEP Update #1: Applications and Sales Resources
To kick off the season, we have provided you with a variety of sales resources designed to simplify your selling process. Learn more.
UnitedHealthcare | Reminder! Important Changes to Paper Enrollment Application Submissions and Scope of Appointment Instructions
UnitedHealthcare recently changed vendors that process its Medicare Advantage (MA) and Prescription Drug Plan (PDP) paper enrollment applications, not including UnitedHealthcare Senior Care Options (SCO) and People’s Health plans. Learn more.
Inaccurate Information in Medicare Plan Finder - Use Jarvis
As you may know the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid (CMS) released a new version of Medicare Plan Finder (MPF) this year. Learn more.
GHP Welcomes Penn State Health and Hershey Medical Center!
We are pleased to share with you that Penn State Health, including Hershey Medical Center, is now a part of Geisinger Health Plan’s provider network. Learn more.
Highmark has the Tools to Help You Succeed! Open to Learn More...
In advance of AEP, we want to provide you with resources to make your selling experience easier. To help you become familiar with doing business with Highmark, we've provided the Highmark Agent Field Guide. Learn more.
Medigap Plan F Will Soon End. Here’s How That Changes Retirees’ Costs.
The so-called Cadillac of Medicare-related insurance is being phased out at year’s end, shutting Medicare newcomers out of the plan that many retirees buy for peace of mind, and potentially boosting costs for those who remain or turn to another popular option. Learn more.
Medicare Enrollment Period Ignites Debate Over Private Insurance
Local enrollment counselors are encouraging northwest Ohioans to seek help choosing a Medicare plan this enrollment period as political debates about the future role of private insurance continue to dominate campaign trails leading up to 2020. Learn more.
UPDATED LIST: Medicare Advantage star ratings for 2020 show more 4 star or higher plans
The Medicare Advantage and Part D star ratings for 2020 show that more plans this year rated 4 stars or higher as opposed to last year. Learn more.
Medicare Advantage Plans Are Expanding Personal Supports and Services For 2020
In 2020, Medicare beneficiaries will have more opportunities to join Medicare Advantage (MA) managed care plans that offer limited personal supports and services such as home care, non-medical transportation, nutrition programs, and home modifications. Learn more.
Overhaul is proposed for decades-old Medicare fraud rules
The Trump administration on Wednesday proposed overhauling decades-old Medicare rules originally meant to deter fraud and abuse but now seen as a roadblock to coordinating better care for patients. Learn more.
Study suggests Medicare overpaying $1.28B annually to support residency programs
Medicare is overpaying for graduate medical education (GME)—the money used to train residents—which could be used to address physician shortages, according to a new study. Learn more.
Medicare enrollment website lacking price comparison tool
A price comparison tool is absent from a Medicare website for older adults enrolling in coverage for 2020, according to Kaiser Health News. Learn more.
Some Parts Of Trump's Executive Order On Medicare Could Lead To Higher Costs
Vowing to protect Medicare with "every ounce of strength," President Trump spoke last week to a cheering crowd in Florida. But his executive order released shortly afterward includes provisions that could significantly alter key pillars of the program by making it easier for beneficiaries and doctors to opt out. Learn more.
Medicare insurers are starting to offer big Apple Watch discounts
In a major step in Apple’s push to market its Apple Watch as a health and fitness device, a private Medicare insurer is now subsidizing the cost of the Watch for its members, as first reported by CNBC. Learn more.
Executive Order on Protecting and Improving Medicare for Our Nation’s Seniors
By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered as follows. Learn more.
HPP | Countdown to AEP Incentives!
A list of AEP incentives. Learn more.
Announcing Cigna Medicare Advantage Incentives for 2020
As if the quality of our 2020 Medicare Advantage plans isn’t enough, here’s another great incentive for our AEP 2020 customers. Learn more.
Lumico | Where will your bonus take you?
No limit to how much you can earn in any given month. Earn $100 per Underwritten Med Supp $50 per Non-Underwritten Med Supp. Learn more.
Aetna | Your chance to earn a bonus through December
Submit qualifying applications of Medicare Supplement and ancillary products between October 1 - December 31, 2019 to earn a bonus. The more qualifying applications submitted and policies issued, the more bonus dollars you can earn! Learn more.
GTL's New 4th Quarter Bonus Program | HIP and Precision Care
GTL's Writing Agent 4th Quarter Bonus Programs are back and bigger than ever! Learn more.
Medicare is in transition, we have choices
Beginning with AEP 2020, beneficiaries can still enter their medications on medicare.gov. However, they will no longer be able to save their medication lists without creating a log-in to mymedicare.gov. If you are sitting face-to-face with beneficiaries, you will likely be impacted by the lack of medicine cabinet storage/access to claims. As with any transition, there will be confusion and more calls.
Our new Medicare Advantage enrollment platform, MedicareNow!, enables you and your clients to enter and save medication lists, as well as update lists anytime to see how adding and deleting prescriptions will affect them financially—without sharing any confidential usernames and passwords.
If you'd like to save client information (and time) this AEP, watch our MedicareNow! demo to see how easy it is to use, then fill out the form to get started. Learn more.
URL's 2020 President's Club
Coming soon: Check your second quarter rankings to see if you’re on track to join us at Hotel Bennett in charming and historic Charleston, SC. Learn more.
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