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Archive for November 12th, 2008

From Craig: I need your help!

Posted in CMS on November 12, 2008 | 13 Comments »

Please scour your records from 2006 and 2007 for any information you have on bonuses paid on Medicare Advantage business for those years.  I don’t need anything from 2008.  Additionally, if you won a company trip based on 2006 or 2007 MA writings, please e-mail me with the trip guidelines and the 1099 amount for [...]

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Message from Genworth to it’s Stakeholders

Posted in American Continental, Continental Life, Genworth Companies, Genworth Life Insurance Company, Genworth Life and Annuity, Insurance Companies on November 12, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

Genworth is a company for which I have a lot of respect.  Like many corporations, they have fallen on some pretty hard times, especially at the holding company level.  The company is taking very strong action by eliminating it’s dividend, halting it’s stock buyback and slashing expenses.  I suspect that it’s troubles can be pinned [...]

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Today’s Options Live Web Meeting to Cover Online Medicare Advantage Enrollment Procedure

Posted in American Progressive, Insurance Companies, Pyramid Life, Universal American Companies on November 12, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

There will be two presenations on this Friday, November 14th to review the online enrollment process for the Universal American companies (Pyramid, American Progressive and HMO’s).  The times are 9am and 3pm. In using this process, you will still take a paper application which will be sent into the company, however, the online process will improve [...]

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Comment to Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Interim final rule with Comment Period

Posted in CMS on November 12, 2008 | 55 Comments »

Here is something I put together for everyone to tear apart.  I’m not a fan of mandated caps, but that seems to be pretty much where we are.  Given the Government’s desire to protect the taxpayer and the Medicare Beneficiary, this will happen.  Perhaps we can frame this in a way that is good for Medicare beneficiaries, taxpayers [...]

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