
How to use Medicare and VA Benefits Together
Medicare and VA Benefits Are your clients eligible for both Veterans Affairs Benefits and Medicare? Per VA and Medicare, they can be covered under both plans but they each pay under different circumstances. It is important to understand what each

Medicare Plan Finder Issues
Potentially Misleading Information on Medicare Plan Finders As you may know the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid (CMS) released a new version of Medicare Plan Finder (MPF) this year. Unfortunately, there are issues with the information in MPF that could

Marketing Strategies for Medicare’s Annual Election Period
It is hard to believe the Medicare Annual Election Period (AEP) is almost here. As we inch closer to “go time” here are some marketing strategies that have proven successful for us and many of our agents. When planning out

You Recruited Your First Agent, Now What?
Recruiting agents to your downline is the next step to growing your Medicare business. It helps you scale and increase revenue by making commission on more than just the policies you sell. As an upline, you make commission on the

How to Grow your Medicare Business Through Agent Recruitment
Are you ready to take your Medicare business to the next level and start recruiting agents to your down line? Agent recruitment can be a good first step for scaling your Medicare business and adding another source of revenue aside

Customer Engagement: Medicare
The Medicare Annual Election Period may only come once a year, but you should still be engaging your customers continuously throughout the year. If you are only reaching out to your clients once a year (or less for some agents),

MACRA changes to Medigap Policies for 2020
Changes for new Medicare beneficiaries January 2020 is on the horizon. The Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015 (MACRA) is new legislation that will make changes to Medigap policies for “newly eligible” Medicare Beneficiaries starting January 2020. As

MEDICARE MARKETING: THE DO’S AND DON’TS
Marketing is essential for any business, and Medicare is no exception. Successful marketing can make your Medicare business flourish. With approximately 11,000 Medicare eligible people aging into Medicare EACH DAY, you should be marketing and letting current and future Medicare

Medicare’s SEP: Are You Using the Correct Codes?
As we move out of the Annual Enrollment Period and into ROY (rest-of-year) Medicare enrollment period, it is important to make sure you are using the correct Special Election Period on the Medicare Enrollment Application. There is always a lot