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Archive for September 27th, 2008

More MIPPA 2009 Medicare Advantage Marketing Guidelines

Posted in 2009 MA Plans, Marketing MA Plans, Medicare Advantage, Training/Certification on September 27, 2008 | 6 Comments »

This came in 3 parts. . .I’m linking all three together.  This is a lot!

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Royal Neighbors of America (RNA) announces Medicare Supplement/Medigap Insurance Rate Increase for the state of Oklahoma (OK)

Posted in Insurance Companies, Insurance Products, Medicare Supplement, Medigap Rate Changes/Introductions, Oklahoma, Royal Neighbors of America, States on September 27, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

Big increase effective 11/10/08.  25% across all plans. Here is the announcement:  rna_ok_rateincrease_2008

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Avalere Study finds 30%+ Premium Increase on 10 most Popular PDP Plan Sponsors

Posted in Uncategorized on September 27, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

Here is the whole article.  This was done on a “weighted average” based on enrollment.  Also assumes that members stay in their existing plans.  Also, according to CMS, 97% of Medicare beneficiaries will be able to find the same or lower premiums in 2009 versus 2008 (but that would mean switching plans). CMS came out [...]

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URGENT: All Agents Selling Medicare Advantage for 2009 PLEASE READ!

Posted in Marketing MA Plans, Medicare Advantage, Uncategorized on September 27, 2008 | 11 Comments »

UPDATE (10/9/2008) – CMS has proposed their own model form.  SEE THIS NEWER POST I’m not a lawyer and I’m in the process of having this reviewed by a compliance officer at a Medicare Advantage Plan, but in the meantime, I’m recommending that you use this form for EACH AND EVERY medicare advantage presentation you [...]

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Clarification of 2009 Medicare Advantage MIPPA and CMS Marketing Guidelines for Outbound Telemarketing to Clients

Posted in Uncategorized on September 27, 2008 | 1 Comment »

I’ve been getting a number of calls from Insurance Agents who are concerned that they cannot call their clients to review their Medicare Coverages for 2009 due to the new regulations from CMS. HERE IS A LINK TO THE MARKETING REGS.  mippa_marketing_regs_2009 If you refer to page 17 of the regs (Organizations CAN do the [...]

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AmeriHealth65 Announces Non-renewal of AmeriHealth 65 Basic Plan in Some Pennsylvania Counties

Posted in 2009 MA Plans, Aetna, Coventry, Health America, Insurance Companies, Medicare Advantage, News, Pennsylvania, States on September 27, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

This will affect approximately 4,400 members in the AmeriHealth 65 Basic plan (a Dually-Eligible Special Needs Plan) in the following counties:  Berks, Lancaster, Lehigh, Northampton and York.  These members will have options for other Special Needs Plans in these counties for 2009, including Geisinger Health Plan, Health America and Aetna (not all plans are available [...]

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Unicare (a Subsidiary of Wellpoint) Announces Changes for 2009 Medicare Advantage Private Fee for Service (PFFS) and Medicare Medical Savings Account (MSA) Portfolio

Posted in 2009 MA Plans, Insurance Companies, Medicare Advantage, Unicare, Wellpoint on September 27, 2008 | 2 Comments »

Unicare has made the difficult decision not to renew the following plans for 2009: Medicare Advantage Enhanced Private Fee for Service Medicare Advantage Enhanced Plus Private Fee for Service Save Well Medical Savings Account Unicare will be focusing on other products in it’s Medicare Suite (see our Unicare Products page, we will post more information [...]

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