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Archive for July 10th, 2008

NAIFA Alert on Bill Cutting Medicare Advantage funding

Posted in Medicare Advantage, News on July 10, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

Ask the President to Veto H.R. 6331 — Medicare Advantage Cuts On July 9, the Senate passed the Medicare bill (HR 6331) with Medicare Advantage cuts intact. The Senate invoked cloture (69-30), and then passed the bill by voice vote. The President is expected to veto the legislation. While this was a veto-proof cloture vote, it [...]

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Senate Passes Medicare Bill (Senate Bill 3101 – House Bill 6331) with Veto-Proof Majority: What does this mean for Medicare Advantage (MA) and Private Fee for Service (PFFS) plans?

Posted in Medicare Advantage, News on July 10, 2008 | 21 Comments »

With the help of Senator Kennedy, the Senate passed the “Baucus version” of the Medicare Bill to cut funding for Medicare Advantage by $13.5 billion over 5 years in order to avert a pending 10.6% cut in Physician’s Medicare fees. President Bush has promised a veto which he may not deliver on given the House [...]

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State of Maryland to increase Continuing Education Requirements effective October 1st, 2009

Posted in CE Credits, Education/Training, Insurance Products, Long Term Care, Maryland, States on July 10, 2008 | 2 Comments »

Effective October 1, 2009, the State of Maryland will amend it’s Code (Ins. Section 10-116) to increase the total number of continuing eduction hours required of insurance producers each renewal period from 16 to 24.  Ethics training must constitute at least 3 hours of the continuing education training. Active agents with 25 years or more [...]

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