New guidance from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) states that online enrollments for Medicare Advantage plans (including MA-PD and PDP plans) must be submitted through the Medicare Advantage organization’s website (e.g. www.aetnamedicare.com) or CMS’s Medicare Online Enrollment Center (www.medicare.gov). Online enrollments submitted via other means, such as a broker website, are not permitted. However, [...]
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CMS rules for Agents and Brokers regarding online enrollments for individual Medicare Advantage plans
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Independence Blue Cross Announces Disenrollment of Over 37,000 Medicare Advantage HMO Members in Philadelphia Area
Posted in News on August 12, 2009 | 4 Comments »
Here is the full story, ”IBC will Halt Two Insurance Programs to Poor”, from the Philadelphia Inquirer. This will cause an earthquake in the Philly Medicare Advantage market which IBC dominates. If you are a Medicare Advantage or Medicare Supplement agent in the 5-County Philly area, you better get ready!! This announcement from IBC will directly impact [...]