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Archive for March 23rd, 2010

NAIC Issues Further Guidance on Medicare Supplement Plan N

Posted in All, CMS, Medicare Supplement, Medigap Modernization on March 23, 2010 | Leave a Comment »

Here is a link to additional guidance from the NAIC which includes common questions and answers about the new Medicare Supplement plan M. More specifically, it includes information on exactly which billing codes are subject to the “up to $20″ office visit co-pay.

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Ritter’s next move in bringing additional value & products to our agents!

Posted in About Ritter Insurance Marketing, All, Health Quote Request, Individual Major Med, New Business Submission, Procedures on March 23, 2010 | Leave a Comment »

Ritter Insurance Marketing would like to announce the formation of our Health Division.  This newly created endeavor will focus on the Pre 65/ Individual Major Medical market, as well as Group Medicare.  The underage health segment compliments our Senior Market portfolio by sharing common distribution and service strategies.  Most importantly, this will enable us to [...]

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Text of Senate Health Care Reform Bill and Reconciliation Bill

Posted in News on March 23, 2010 | 16 Comments »

For those who are interested, I wanted to post the actual Health Care Reform Bills. The first is the Senate Bill which was passed by the House and which the President signed earlier today.  This is the current “law of the land”.  senate_bill The second bill is the Reconciliation Bill which was passed by the [...]

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Corrections to Health Bill Commentary

Posted in Uncategorized on March 23, 2010 | Leave a Comment »

Just wanted to make 2 corrections to my commentary on the HCR Bill: The basis for Medicare Advantage Reimbursements will be the level of FFS spending, NOT on population.  FFS spending is pretty closely correlated with population, but it’s not the same thing.  In the highest 25% grouping of FFS spending, CMS will pay 95% [...]

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Virginia Attorney General to File Suit Against Health Insurance Reform Mandate

Posted in News on March 23, 2010 | 1 Comment »

Here is the story from the IFA Web News.

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