Medicare Advantage Open Enrollment Period
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Medicare Open Enrollment "Half-Time" Snapshot: By comparing eHealth's data with data previously published by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), it is possible to see what Medicare beneficiaries are actually purchasing as compared with what is available to choose from in the market. According to CMS, 24.4 million Medicare beneficiaries are expected to enroll in Medicare Advantage plans for 2020, up from 22.2 million in 2019. The average monthly premium for 2020 Medicare Advantage plans available nationwide is $23, down 14% from $26.87 in 2019. CMS reports that 90% or more of all Medicare beneficiaries in 46 states now have access to Medicare Advantage plans with a $0 monthly premium.
Medicare Advantage costs are down and consumers are increasingly drawn to $0 plans
Part D premiums are down year over year
Medicare Supplement premiums show a modest increase
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Mutual of Omaha:
Mutual will begin accepting applications with a January 1, 2019 effective date on October 1, 2018. AEP provides you an opportunity to help those individuals who plan to disenroll from their current Medicare Advantage plan and want to return to Original Medicare and purchase a Medicare supplement policy with an effective date of January 1, 2019. It is important to follow the guidelines below and provide the proper documentation with your client’s application to help prevent any delays in processing. Required Documentation:
- A copy of the applicant’s MA plan’s termination notice (needed if applying for Guaranteed Issue); - A copy of the letter the applicant sent to their MA plan requesting disenrollment (dated October 15th or later); or - A signed statement that the applicant has requested to be disenrolled from their MA plan. For individuals whose MA plans are terminating: - Complete the “Previous or Existing Coverage Information” section of the application and send the following with the application: Med Supp e-App Process: - Click on the “Attach Eligibility Documents” button, and The e-App provides a validation message, which will indicate whether the current MA plan your client is enrolled in has been terminated, meaning the carrier has terminated the plan. This creates a guaranteed issue situation and the message returned will indicate your client does not need to provide proof of disenrollment. Note: Individuals who are not eligible for guaranteed issue must complete the health and medication questions on the application. Plans D, G and N are not available for guaranteed issue in most situations. Providing Documentation After an Application is Submitted: Step 1. Obtain the policy number (The policy number will appear on the Case Monitoring Report on Sales Professional Access (SPA) or on the Med supp e-App dashboard for applications submitted via the e-App) |
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Medicare Extends Late Enrollment Amnesty Call it the Obamacare-Medicare penalty: you sign up for the ACA sometime before you turn 65 and then mistakenly stay there past age 65, when you must switch to Medicare. That results in costly lifetime late-enrollment penalties on your Medicare premiums. Confusion about the transition from ACA to Medicare has been so widespread that the CMS opened up a window for a limited time last year allowing people caught in the switches to apply for relief from the penalties. CMS decided to allow people who should have signed up at 65 to apply for “time-limited equitable relief,” allowing them to enroll in Part B without penalties. Now CMS is expanding that opportunity, but the deadline for straightening out the problem is Sept. 30. |
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Aetna / Coventry Medicare Advantage and PDP
________________________________________ 2019 Aetna Individual Medicare producer certification begins July 11 Starting July 11, you can complete the 2019 annual certification process for Aetna and Coventry Individual Medicare products (MA/MAPD, PDP). It's one of the annual requirements you must complete to sell our 2019 plans this Annual Election Period. Watch for more details about certification later this month. ________________________________________ AHIP launches 2019 AHIP training on June 18... So why wait until July 11? Simply put, because you can save money. When you complete 2019 Aetna Individual Medicare producer certification, it includes AHIP and costs $125 – That’s a savings of $50 off the retail price! Mark your calendars and plan to certify with us starting July 11. ________________________________________ Coming soon: Enhancements to the Ascend Virtual Sales Office app We’ve wrapping up some cool new enhancements to our online enrollment app, the Ascend Virtual Sales Office app. Later this month, the home screen will feature a new look that makes it easier and faster for you to get where you need to go, and reach the most frequently used tools. Once the enhancements are live, after logging in, with one click you’ll be able to:
Watch for more details coming soon! Not yet using the Ascend app? Once you’re “ready to sell,” just request access on Producer World here. ________________________________________ Your prospects are online – Why not enroll them online too? When you enroll your clients using the Ascend Virtual Sales Office app, our electronic enrollment tool, you can:
To start using the Ascend app, login to Producer World, go to the Ascend Virtual Sales Office app section and then click on "request access" to get started. If you have questions about the Ascend app, just contact your local Aetna Medicare Broker Manager. ________________________________________ Compliance Connection: Complete an event verification form before sales events Don’t forget to fill out an event verification form when you hold a sales meeting or event about our Individual Medicare plans. The form helps protect you and Aetna if CMS decides to audit your event. It’s easy to complete. Just download the form and print it out before your next event. Then, have the form signed by your event venue contact before your event starts. Lastly, keep the form on file. You can learn more on Producer World. ________________________________________ Questions? We're here to help! If you have any questions, just contact the Aetna Medicare Broker Services Department at 1-866-714-9301 or brokersupport@aetna.com. |
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Humana Medicare Advantage / PDP
AEP for Plan Year 2019 will be here soon and Humana is looking forward to a great sales year! Get certified or recertified with Humana! We are pleased to announce the details for Plan Year (PY) 2019 Certification and Recertification. NEW FOR PLAN YEAR 2019: Making it easier to complete initial MAPD certification online Humana is making it easier for you to locate and complete certification training by making certification a single course. After successful completion of the online-only course, you will be certified for all Medicare products. Time Saving Improvements for Certification and Recertification We hear from agents and partners like you that certification and recertification takes too long to complete. For PY19, we have managed to make significant improvements to course content and overall course outlines while preserving the high quality training that is expected with Humana. In short, you will notice shorter course outlines and will be able to more easily take away content that you need. TRAINING DETAILS FOR PLAN YEAR 2019: Certification and Recertification Launch Dates
AHIP Remains a Requirement for Certification and Recertification 2019 AHIP is required for both Certification and Recertification. Agents typically take AHIP through Humana after they have logged into training from our Humana site. If an agent goes directly to AHIP to register, the fee is $175.00 and must have their AHIP results transferred to Humana before they can continue completing their certification or recertification. IMPORTANT: We are not recommending or suggesting that agents should take AHIP as soon as it is available by going directly to the AHIP site. Agents going directly to AHIP will be shown the AHIP e-commerce site where they are required to pay AHIP for their AHIP training, and that rate will not be the Humana discounted rate. For agents who typically have the AHIP fee waived (career and certain non-career agents) they must go through the Humana site to have the AHIP fee covered upfront. For those agents required to pay the AHIP registration fee, the 2018 charge is $125.00, if the training is accessed via the Humana MarketPoint University. Closing of PY18 Certification - What Agents Need to Know! Each year, we must take down the current plan year Certification courses in preparation for the next plan year. This year, Humana’s Plan Year 2018 Certification course closes at 5:00 PM EST on June 15, 2018. AHIP also closes their PY18 training on June 15, 2018.
Recertification Deadlines and Specific Information All recertification courses will launch July 17, 2018 at Noon EST.
Please note these important details about agent recertication:
Accessing Certification and Recertification
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Medicare Agent Broker Compensation Rate Adjustment - Medicare Advantage Contract Year 2019This memorandum provides contract year (CY) 2019 compensation limits for agents and brokers, directions for submitting amounts into the Health Plan Management System (HPMS), as well as training and testing requirements. Compensation Rate Adjustment for CY 2019
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We are excited to tell you more about this opportunity! Give our Marketing Team a call at 800-998-7715 for more information! Now is a great time to review carrier expansions and incorporate them into you 2019 AEP marketing plans. |
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Medicare Open Enrollment Period (OEP)
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