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
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
We Moved our UHC Contract!
We Moved Our United Healthcare Contract! We have moved our United Healthcare contract to Senior Market Sales! We already have our Humana, Cigna, & Silversript contracts with them so the addition of United Healthcare will be a huge benefit. Why
New Medicare Cards Coming!
New Medicare cards are coming Medicare will mail new Medicare cards between April 2018 and April 2019. The new card will have a new Medicare Number that’s unique to each medicare recipient, instead of their Social Security Number. This will
Medigap Birthday Rule: Where it applies
What is the Medigap Birthday Rule? Are you an agent with Medicare clients in California or Oregon? If so, be sure you understand the birthday rule, a yearly opportunity to switch Medicare Supplement companies WITHOUT underwriting. Read the following questions
Medicare Plan J and non credible PDP Coverage
Are you sure you’re Medicare customers are covered by credible prescription drug coverage? If they are currently on a Plan J Medicare Supplement, then they may not be covered and could be racking up ongoing monthly penalties. Why is this?