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Archive for July 24th, 2008

Aetna Comments on Medicare Bill

Posted in Aetna, Insurance Companies, Medicare Advantage, News on July 24, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

The House and Senate last week voted to override the President’s veto of the Medicare bill, which means that the House Medicare bill now will become law. However, it will take some time for the two main components of the law to have an impact: 1) The unfavorable rating change doesn’t take effect till 2010; [...]

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Public Meetings Held on Highmark (Blue Cross) and Independence Blue Cross (IBC) Merger Plans

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This came from an Aetna: Testimony was mixed. Highmark and IBC claimed that consolidation is necessary to remain competitive with large national insurers with access to capitalization. A number of policyholders and community groups spoke in favor of the merger. Speaking against the consolidation were a number of disparate groups. Providers generally opposed it, including [...]

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Coventry Advantra Freedom Agent Commission Chargeback Procedure Change

Posted in Coventry, Insurance Companies, Medicare Advantage on July 24, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

Effective with the 6/29/08 commission runs, Coventry has changed their commission chargeback procedure for disenrollments during the first year. For details, log into Agent Gateway, click on FAQ and Select “Coventry”. . .Look for the question:  How does Coventry handle charge backs for the 2008 Advantra Freedom Plans?

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Today’s Options (Pyramid Life and American Progressive) 2009 Certification Meetings scheduled in Georgia (GA), Iowa (IA), Illinois (IL), Indiana (IN), Maryland (MD), Michigan (MI), North Carolina (NC), New Jersey (NJ), Nevada (NV), Ohio (OH), Oklahoma (OK), Pennsylvania (PA), South Carolina (SC), Utah (UT) and West Virginia (WV)

Posted in 2009 MA Plans, American Progressive, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Insurance Companies, Iowa, Maryland, Medicare Advantage, Michigan, Nevada, New Jersey, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Pyramid Life, South Carolina, States, Training/Certification, Universal American Companies, Utah, West Virginia on July 24, 2008 | 2 Comments »

This is from American Progressive and Pyramid, note that this is Medicare Training and Certification and that Product training will follow. . .  -Craig We are excited to announce that we have expanded our Medicare product lines for 2009.  I would like to personally invite you to attend one of our FREE MEDICARE PRODUCT and [...]

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2009 Medicare Advantage Lead Opportunity in the Pittsburgh, PA Market

Posted in 2009 MA Plans, Aetna, Insurance Companies, Lead Programs, Medicare Advantage, Pennsylvania, States on July 24, 2008 | 3 Comments »

Aetna is coming to the Pittsburgh market in 2009.  As a part of their new product introduction, they are looking to partner with some experienced Medicare Advantage agents to work their leads. There will be no cost to the leads and there is no commission reduction (GA commissions will be paid on all lead sales). [...]

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