Medicare “Donut Hole”: Understanding Part D Coverage Gap
Medicare Part D can be confusing with it’s many tiers and coverage stages. A common source of confusion is the Medicare Prescription Drug Plan Part D coverage gap, commonly referred to as the “Donut Hole”. It is important to know
Marketing your Medicare Business: Cross-Selling
Marketing your Medicare Business You’ve taken the steps to get licensed, completed your certifications, and you are officially ready to sell. Now what? Marketing is an important part of any Medicare business. We have been successful in our marketing strategies
How to Get an Insurance License: 4 Steps
Are you ready to start a rewarding career as a Licensed Medicare Agent? In order to sell Medicare insurance plans, you must first take and pass your state’s health insurance license exam. Don’t worry, this is not as daunting as
Breaking Down Medicare Cost Plans
Understanding Medicare Cost Plans Medicare Cost Plans are a type of Medicare health plan available in certain areas of the country. Cost plans are kind of a hybrid plan between a Medicare Advantage Plan and a Medicare Supplement Insurance Plan.
Changes are coming to AHCCCS (Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System)
Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System (AHCCCS) will be changing October 1, 2018. The new system will be called AHCCCS Complete Care (ACC) and will join physical and behavioral health services together to treat all aspects of our members’ health
Understanding the Difference Between Medicare and Medicaid?
Do you and your Medicare clients understand the difference between Medicare and Medicaid? A lot of people have a difficult time understanding the difference between the two. Both programs begin with the letter “M.” They’re both health insurance programs run
What happens if you missed your Initial Enrollment Period for Medicare? Use the General Enrollment Period
If your client did not enroll in Medicare during their Initial Enrollment Period, then they will have to wait until Medicare’s General Enrollment Period. Every year the General Enrollment Period (GEP) for Medicare occurs between January 1 and March 31.
Help Fight Medicare Fraud
Medicare fraud wastes a lot of money each year and results in higher health care costs and taxes for everyone. Help your medicare clients by sharing the following helpful information on safeguarding their information from Medicare.gov: There are con artists
Why Sell Medicare?
Steady Supply of Potential Clients Remember the baby boom that started at the end of World War II and resulted in a crazy increase in birth rates before tapering off in 1964? This group of baby boomers is now creating