Growth Updates, Russian Hackers, National General Medicare Supplement Review, and LIVE Charleston Agent Event..
This is our internal office meeting from May 10, 2021:
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MA OEP lasts until March 31st. The importance of using a CRM and documenting every conversation. What we learned about mentioning other products we help with, and more.
UPDATE: December 2020
The big carriers, Aetna, Cigna, Mutual of Omaha, et al have made it known that they have no intention of paying agents for writing Medicare Supplements to Trial Right clients who were 65 when they started with a Medicare Advantage plan and, within that first 12 months, opt to go back to original Medicare where they can, per Medicare, buy ANY Medicare Supplement plan in the market.
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Medicare Advantage commercials fill the airwaves on every television network. Hundreds of MILLIONS of dollars are being spent to lure seniors out of their original Medicare and into HMO's where it seems like they promise everything short of unicorns and…
Tips for helping seniors during the Medicare AEP in this Monday Morning Meeting.
In the news today, and confirmed by company officials, Mutual of Omaha has sold off its brand new Medicare Advantage program to the sister company of the one who was being paid to administer it for Mutual of Omaha.
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Welcome to the POST-Annual Enrollment Period {See the Video Below!!!} January 1 to March 31, 2020 Now the second fun season begins! We are now heading into what was before called the “Medicare Advantage Disenrollment Period”. This is covered on…
We are ready and our tool is actually MUCH better than using Medicare.Gov We have been using this for two years, quite successfully. Video on the issues of Medicare trying to replace agents: The new look for PlanFinder on Medicare.gov…
New updates available on Medicare Advantage and how you can easily offer plan information and enrollments by phone and internet! This page covers, in detail: 1) How we are allowed to sell Medicare Advantage by phone (when most FMO's say…
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…
Due to the devastation in California from the wildfires, FEMA has declared the area a disaster area, triggering CMS to initiate a Special Election Period for all affected directly by the fires and those adversely impacted by those they rely…
See the video below.. but the short conclusion: It is established that cold calling seniors as the basis for generating Medicare Advantage sales, using the premise of Medicare Supplement calls, is known as “bait and switch” and is illegal, per…
The Lasso Medicare MSA launches for 2019 business. Enrollment begins AEP 2018 for January 1, 2019 start date. Here is my take on it, then the overview webinar is below. {“@context”: “http://schema.org”,”@type”: “VideoObject”,”name”: “Lasso Webinar”,”description”: “This video contains Lasso…
Data provided by CMS (Center for Medicare/Medicaid Services) can help you pinpoint where you should focus your marketing efforts. This information helps to find the Medicare Advantage saturation numbers for each county in the U.S. Why? They will tell you,…
After a meeting in Palm Springs with some top producers, I came away with some good news for those in the Medicare business.
On location in San Diego, here's my update on the industry and what's coming.
Remember, we can write a Medicare Supplement up to 6 months prior to their Part B start date.
Some notable exceptions to these include carriers that do not allow it (see your Agent Guides).
We know these to be Anthem, Humana, and Cigna (90 days).
What do you use when they have no Medicare card yet and you're writing a T65 application? See below!
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In the first quarter of the year, starting in 2019, seniors will be able to make ONE change in or out of MAPD or PDP into another one, if they wish. This expands the “disenrollment period”, which has been in existence…
by Leslie Small | FierceHealthcare
Medicare Advantage organizations (MAOs) continue to do a poor job of maintaining accurate provider directories—and it’s landing some in hot water with the federal government.
In its second round of online provider directory reviews, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services found that 52% of the provider directory locations listed had at least one inaccuracy.
Those errors included providers who weren’t at the location listed, providers who didn’t accept the plan at that location, providers who weren’t accepting new patients despite the directory saying that they were, and incorrect or disconnected phone numbers.
When CMS conducted its first review of MAOs’ provider directories, it found that 45% of locations listed were inaccurate. While the report does say that the first and second reviews aren’t directly comparable “due to minor updates to the review methodology,” at the very least, the latest review’s results indicate the problem isn’t getting any better.
CMS also noted that its findings were not skewed by a few organizations but instead were widespread in the sample reviewed, which was about one-third of all MAOs. “Very few organizations performed well in our review,” the agency said.
At a minimum, provider directory errors can make members frustrated with an MAO, the report noted. But they can also cast doubt on the adequacy and validity of the MAO’s network as a whole, and even more seriously, prevent members from accessing services that are critical to their health and well-being.
RELATED: Study takes stock of MA hospital networks
Based on the results of its reviews, CMS has sent 23 notices of noncompliance, 19 warning letters and 12 warning letters “with a request for a business plan” to Medicare Advantage insurers.
However, the agency emphasized that MAOs themselves “are in the best position to ensure the accuracy of their plan provider directories.” It also said it was encouraged by pilot programs aimed at developing a centralized repository for provider data that would be accessible to multiple stakeholders.
In the near term, CMS added, MAOs should perform their own audits of their directory data and develop better internal processes for members to report errors.
See the original article here:
https://www.fiercehealthcare.com/cms-chip/medicare-advantage-provider-directory-errors-network-adequacy
If you are selling in Texas, you are probably familiar with the TRS (Texas Retirement System). It has been getting lots of buzz lately as seniors are fleeing the program and wanting to be on original Medicare with a Medicare…
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…
Lots of updates with reference links added. THIS IS A VERY HELPFUL WEBINAR on MANY topics! You need to know: From December 3, 2016 See the video: {“@context”: “http://schema.org”,”@type”: “VideoObject”,”name”: “Medicare Private Briefing December 3 2016″,”description”: “This video contains Medicare…
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