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Archive for July 1st, 2009

CMS Announces June 2009 Medicare Advantage Enrollment Figures

Posted in CMS on July 1, 2009 | 4 Comments »

As mentioned in my “Future of Medicare” Webinars, you can find great “market research” information by looking at the CMS data. Here is a copy of the Spreadsheet. NOTE:  There are two “tabs” on the spreadsheet.  The first tab is for ALL Medicare Advantage enrollment data and it is sorted by State, then County, then [...]

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Important Announcement Regarding Aetna Individual PFFS Products and Agent Commissions, Effective Immediately

Posted in Aetna on July 1, 2009 | 4 Comments »

Aetna will discontinue broker sales and marketing of individual Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) Medicare Advantage products effective August 1, 2009. Applications received with an effective date of August 1, 2009 or later will not be compensated by Aetna. Please note, 2009 plan benefits for individuals currently enrolled in an individual pffs plan will not change. Brokers [...]

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Comments from Tony Ondrusek on “What is a Marketplace?” in Terms of Health Insurance Reform

Posted in CMS on July 1, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

Tony’s commentary appears in the Insurance and Financial Advisor Website.  Here is his article. Here is the definition of marketplace, as Tony mentions. I think the primary issue with a public plan competing with private plans is that the public plan would have the ability to tax.  Whether this is directly or indirectly, it doesn’t [...]

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