This category is a subset of Boomer Products. It would include information about Medigap plans and Medicare Advantage plans. It excludes Boomer products like additional or ancillary health plans, long-term-care and short-term-care plans, final-expense life insurance, and annuities.
Many of you know Gene Page. He is Stone Hill’s regulation expert. Here is his synopsis of what the carriers are emphasizing in the fall of 2015 during their product certifications. Some things have been emphasized in this year’s Medicare-certification …
Emphasized Policies from Medicare Certification Training in Summer/Fall of 2015 Read more »
One of our high-producing Medicare agents called me today (9/16/2015). We had had an appointment that he had missed earlier, and when I had called him to find out if he still planned on coming, he sounded hesitant and even …
An Adventurous Day in the Life of a Medicare Agent Read more »
Health Insurance Claim Number (HICN)—This is the number used by Social Security and Medicare to identify a beneficiary. Social Security is responsible for all eligibility assignment and enrollment into Medicare while Medicare is responsible for oversight and fulfillment of the …
Below is a list, by carrier, of all the available Medicare client application submission processes. If you find we have missed one, or have incorrect information, please feel free to leave us a comment and we will take care of …
Medicare Client Application Submission Processes Read more »
We have heard the cries and are here to help! For those of you who currently sell Humana Boomer products, you know that the enrollment application requires Group and BSN numbers before it is complete. These numbers generally are not …
Humana MarketPOINT 2015 Application Group and BSN Numbers Read more »
For your convenience, we have include a link to the page at CMS.gov where the marketing guidelines are offered. Generally, there is a collection of documents, and it is up to you to determine which ones pertain to you. https://www.cms.gov/Medicare/Health-Plans/ManagedCareMarketing/FinalPartCMarketingGuidelines.html …
Links to CMS’s Medicare Marketing Guidelines (MMG) Read more »
This is a calendar that will be maintained for quick reference, directed mostly at your phone. We are still building the calendar and will include information from all states and product lines sold by Boomer (Senior) agents. Please let us …
Calendar of Upcoming Events & Dates for Boomer Agents Read more »
Its that time of year again! Have you completed your AHIP? AEP is upon us and carriers are getting ready to roll out their 2016 benefits. Before you are ready sell for the upcoming season, make sure you stay compliant …
By Jeff Sams As you may have heard, the Plan F Medicare Supplement is going away in 2020. The big question is – who would want the Plan F to go away? It’s not insurance agents, it isn’t consumers, and …