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Humana Confirmation Form

Posted in Humana, Insurance Companies, Marketing MA Plans, Medicare Advantage, New Business Submission on October 28, 2008 | 2 Comments »

Here is the form.  humana_sales_appointment_confirmation_form Here are instructions for use.  This must be sent to Humana.  humana_sales_appointment_confirmation_form_howtouse1

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Generic Sales Appointment Confirmation Form (Scope of Appointment)

Posted in CMS on October 28, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

Here is a Generic Form.  I asked one of my companies to check with CMS to see if this can be used and/or if it matters whether or not you use the company form which is specific to the product you are selling.  I’m awaiting feedback on this point.generic_sales_appointment_confirmation_form

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CMS Publishes Frequently Asked Questions on MIPPA (Medicare Advantage Marketing Rules) for 2009

Posted in CMS on October 28, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

Here is the document! cms_mippa_faq_10_20_2008

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Links to PDP and PFFS Drug Formularies added to Coventry Products Page

Posted in 2009 MA Plans, Coventry, Insurance Companies, Medicare Advantage, Part D on October 28, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

There has been a lot of interest in the AdvantraRX Value, Premier and Premier Plus plans, as well as the Freedom 5 and Freedom 5+ plans.  A lot of questions on the Formulary, so I’ve linked created links to the Drug Formulary on the Coventry Products Page. In short, AdvantraRX value has one formulary and [...]

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Today’s Options (Private Fee for Service), Community CCRx and PrescribaRx (Prescription Drug Plans) announce Online Enrollment capabilities for Agents beginning 11/15/2008.

Posted in American Progressive, Insurance Companies, Pyramid Life, Universal American Companies on October 28, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

You will log into Agent Link first.  Here is our page on Universal American Websites.  Click on “Agent Link Website to go there.  Also, I’ve included some information on how to log in, first time users, training manual, etc. Once in the site, you will see a menu to the left of the page, a [...]

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CMS Announces Resource and Asset Limits for Low Income Subsidy

Posted in CMS on October 28, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

Here is the document which describes who qualifies for extra help with their prescription drugs. 2009-lis-asset-levels-memo-to-plans-v5

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Humana Reports lower earnings, Slower Growth in Medicare Advantage

Posted in Humana, Insurance Companies on October 28, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

Here is a link to one of the articles on the Humana earnings report: http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601202&sid=a8S3fNZnE6f0&refer=healthcare

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Optima Medicare (Virginia only) releases CMS approved ads for Broker Use

Posted in Uncategorized on October 25, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

See our Optima Webpage on CMS approved Marketing materials.

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Breaking news! Medicare Advantage 2009 Commission Update (4) – CMS Rescinds October 8th, 2008 Medicare Advantage Commission Guidance, Will Issue new Regulatory Action Next Week (Week of October 27th – 31st) – DEVELOPING

Posted in Uncategorized on October 25, 2008 | 46 Comments »

I suppose you can disregard updates 1-3, read on. . . This started with Rep Pete Stark’s letter to Kerry Weems.  Here is the article: “Rep. Pete Stark (D-CA), chairman of the House Ways and Means Health Subcommittee, called on the” Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) “to cap Medicare Advantage sales commissions after [...]

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Ritter Blog hits 50,000 Page Views since inception

Posted in About Ritter Insurance Marketing, Website on October 24, 2008 | 5 Comments »

I just wanted to say “thank you” to all those who follow my blog and for the great feedback.  It’s been quite an investment of time and energy, but I hope you have gotten some good, timely information to keep you informed on the latest happenings in the senior market. Here are some statistics to date: [...]

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