This acquisition will add 120,000 members to Coventry’s growing Midwest presence. In total, the acquisition will bring Coventry’s membership to 5.3 million. You can read the full story here.
Archive for October, 2009
Coventry Health Care Acquires Preferred Health Systems, Inc. of Wichita, Kansas
Posted in Coventry, News on October 6, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Optima Medicare 2010 Medicare Advantage Plan Designs Available for Agent Use Only
Posted in 2010 MA Plans, News, Optima Health, Virginia on October 5, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
We have published the Optima Medicare 2010 Medicare Advantage Plan Designs in the “Agent Use Only” portion of our website for Insurance Agents to study for 2010 Optima Product Certification. Insurance Agents looking for 2010 Plan Designs can visit our Resource Center. To access the plans use the following: Company = Optima Medicare State = [...]
Aetna Medicare Supplement Rate Action for California (CA) Effective 11/1/09
Posted in Aetna, California, Medicare Supplement, Medigap Rate Changes/Introductions, Uncategorized on October 5, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
To view new Medicare Supplement rates, visit our Resource Center (agent use only). New rates will be available shortly. Use the following: Company = Aetna Product = Medicare Supplement State = CA Resource = Rates Medicare Quote Engine should be updated to reflect the new rates in the next week.
Health-care bill or no, Medicare Advantage premiums will rise
Posted in 2010 MA Plans, Insurance Products, News on October 5, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Kaiser Health News reports: In Miami next year, seniors once again won’t have to pay any monthly premiums for a Medicare health plan sold by HMO giant Humana Inc. Meanwhile, in Philadelphia, seniors will pay premiums of $52 – up from zero – for the least expensive HMO plan from Independence Blue Cross. The new [...]
Kaiser Family Releases Medicare Part D Spotlight
Posted in News, Part D on October 5, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) recently released information about the Medicare Part D stand-alone prescription drug plans (PDPs) that will be available in 2010. Nearly 27 million beneficiaries are enrolled in Part D, of which two-thirds are in PDPs. This Medicare Part D Data Spotlight provides an overview of the 2010 Part [...]
Senator Nelson’s Amendment To Grandfather Payments For Existing Medicare Advantage Beneficiaries
Posted in News on October 5, 2009 | 2 Comments »
The Senate Finance Committee Thursday night approved an updated version of Senator Bill Nelson’s amendment to prevent cuts to Medicare Advantage as part of a revamping of the nation’s health care system. Nelson first proposed the amendment last week, but a final vote was delayed until Thursday night. Click to read the complete article.
New Fax Coversheet for Coventry HMO – PPO PLANS
Posted in 2010 MA Plans, Coventry, Insurance Companies on October 5, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
The Coversheet must be used when submitting Coventry HMO and PPO applications. Visit our Resource page for a copy of the coversheet.
Insurers Drop Some Medicare Plans As Rules Tighten
Posted in 2010 MA Plans, CMS, Medicare Advantage, News on October 1, 2009 | 4 Comments »
Good article from the WSJ on today’s announcement from CMS on the Medicare Plans for 2010. Article is pretty straitforward.
Optima Medicare Releases 2010 Medicare Advantage Sales Presenation for Agent Use
Posted in 2010 MA Plans, Optima Health, States, Virginia on October 1, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
The Optima Medicare 2010 Medicare Advantage Presentation is accessible from the “Agent Use Only” portion of our Website, on our FORMS PAGE. You must be logged in to access the presentation. To obtain the presentation, choose “Optima” as the Company and “CMS Approved Materials” as the Resource type.
Independence Blue Cross Releases 2010 Medicare Advantage Plan Benefits and Premiums on their Website
Posted in 2010 MA Plans on October 1, 2009 | 2 Comments »
To view Independence Blue Cross’ 2010 Medicare Advantage plan benefits, please click on this link to their website.