Welcome to the Annual Enrollment Period October 15, 2019 – December 7, 2019 Our internal office meeting / AEP 10-21-19 {“@context”: “http://schema.org”,”@type”: “VideoObject”,”name”: “OfficeMeeting102119SSN”,”description”: “This video contains OfficeMeeting102119SSN”,”thumbnailUrl”: “https://embed.vidello.com/71/74u2uuom09ug9538/video/splash.jpg”,”uploadDate”: “2019-10-21T19:09:22.000Z”,”duration”: “PT30M46S”} Our internal office meeting / AEP prep 10-14-19…
Updates from this week that we spent in Washington, DC and what to expect in Medicare for this AEP and beyond.. {“@context”: “http://schema.org”,”@type”: “VideoObject”,”name”: “DCTrip1″,”description”: “This video contains DCTrip1″,”thumbnailUrl”: “https://embed.vidello.com/71/uushnj3wj97ibahk/video/splash.jpg”,”uploadDate”: “2019-08-29T12:01:16.000Z”,”duration”: 1574.29} NAHU is working on several legislative initiatives….
These updates cover AETNA, Bankers Fidelity, Mutual of Omaha companies, CIGNA, and Everest Re. Some good, some bad updates – but you need to know, and you won't get a company flyer on some of these updates! See the…
Every FMO is pushing the new GTL Precision Care cancer plan, so we took a very close look at it. While it has lots of sizzle, with the price as much as 4 times the cost of normal, lump-sum Cancer…
Best practices for maintaining your book of business. In this video, we go over how to create a renewals-notification process that is highly effective and gives you a very high chance of maintaining your clients over the years. Show…
Update from December 8 – December 31st, 2018 See the video below MAPD people can apply now for February 1 effective date for a Medicare Supplement if they still wish to get off of Medicare Advantage. Once approved by the Medicare…
November 29, 2018: Trying to find the PDF of your just-written Aetna app, using the new E-App tool? You won't find it under Pending business, for at least a few days. Here is how to find it and download it…
At some point, ALL insurance carriers and states will require insurance agents to keep client data secure. Aetna has already said that, in 2019, they will be checking computers coming to their site to see if they are, in fact,…
9-27-18 Aetna reps came to visit our office to discuss their new products, specifically the Hospital Indemnity Flex (a perfect counterpart to MAPD plans) and their new Dental+Vision+Hearing plan. We had questions, they had answers. Part 1 – DVH and…
On Wednesday, March 18, 2018, Aetna did their first webinar announcing an increase in commissions on Plan N in certain states. Here, in the webinar replay below, you can skip ahead to indicated areas to zero in on the information….
A few updates that you should be aware of, involving the CUL (now Manhattan) dental plan, Mutual of Omaha, Aetna, and Bankers Fidelity. Shortcuts to the Updates: Aetna Expansion Update Bankers Fidelity Update CUL Dental Update Mutual of Omaha Expansion…
Four Videos here on AEP, including a unique Part D opportunity: Here we talk about what you should be doing to get ready for the Annual Election Period (AEP) which is officially from October 15 through December 7th. During…
These carriers have all announced changes in the past couple of weeks. Aetna and Cigna continue to launch new brand names in new locations in order to remain competitive. Manhattan Life is starting to roll out their first significant rate…
This is an update on who the top folks in the industry are writing and why. And answering, “Do you always sell the cheapest plan?” The list includes, but is not strictly limited to: Aetna (American Continental, Continental Life, Aetna…
This Home Health Plus product is a new from Aetna as of February 2017. The information provided here is considered accurate as of that time. You can see a product brochure here. This is the Field/Underwriting Guide. Watch the…
In the video, I cover Bankers Fidelity, GPM Life (making a come-back), Everest, Americo, CSI, Mutual of Omaha, and awesome news from Aetna. Oh, and the audio book that will change your life IF YOU LISTEN TO IT. See the video:…
CSI (also known as CSI LIFE) announced today that on Guarantee Issue cases, they will require agents submitting them to send in paper applications with “wet” signatures. So, no more E-app if you are submitting a GI case to CSI…
SEE THE WEBINAR REPLAY VIDEO HERE: Bonus video: This video was from the night before the webinar above, as Eugene and I were preparing for the webinar. His telemarketer transferred an interested individual from California. This man is a millionaire…
A recent news story about Aetna dropping out of state insurance exchanges (with Obamacare) has been causing a lot of concern in the senior/Medicare community. We only have 700 clients with Aetna Medicare Supplement (started writing them in 4Qtr 2014),…
-From Christopher Westfall
July 21, 2016
The Justice Department has filed two separate suits to prevent the merger between both Aetna and Humana and the merger of CIGNA and Blue Cross.
Today, Aetna said that they will defend their acquisition of Humana and gave the substantial reasons why such a merger is a good thing for the country.
Among the reasons given, Aetna says that the combined company would “Improve affordability, quality, and consumer choice.”
Their stats show that a combined Aetna/Humana company would still only serve 8% of eligible Medicare beneficiaries, far from the monopoly that the Justice Department will argue would result from the combined forces.
We are continuing to monitor the situation and expect that Obama's Justice Department will do everything in their power to prevent the merger, and it might ultimately be settled by a federal judge.
The original Aetna press release can be found here.
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