As you may be aware, CMS ran a pilot program for certification in 2010. We had a large number of agents who participated in the pilot. CMS recently issued guidance which reviewed the success of the program and indicates that the pilot certification will likely be expanded to cover ALL Medicare Advantage Carriers and ALL [...]
Archive for March 17th, 2010
CMS Issues Guidance on 2011 Certification Requirements
Posted in All, CMS, Medicare Advantage, Part D, Training/Certification on March 17, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Florida Department of Insurance Rate Filing Webpage
Posted in Florida, Medicare Supplement, Medigap Modernization on March 17, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
I found this website on the Insurance Forums Bulletin board. When doing searches, I put in a date range of 1/1/2010 through current day, checked the rates only filing type and put accident and health as the line of business. This covers individual health and group health in addition to Med Supp, but if you [...]
PA Department of Insurance Website lists Modernized Medicare Supplement Plans approved for June 2010 and later Effective Dates
Posted in Medicare Supplement, Medigap Modernization, Pennsylvania on March 17, 2010 | 3 Comments »
Here is a link to the document from the PA Department of Insurance which was updated within the past week. I looked at some statistics on existing plans versus Modernized Plans. Currently, there are 59 individual Medicare Supplement Carriers and 8 Group Medicare Supplement Carriers. As of the date of the report (3/12/10), there were [...]
Could Health Care Reform Become Law without a Vote in the House of Representatives
Posted in News on March 17, 2010 | 3 Comments »
I hadn’t heard this before, but this is being reported in the Washington Post and in other news outlets. Seems that the House could vote on a “rule change” and not the actual Senate Bill and the Senate Bill could be “deemed” as passed.