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Insurance Product Training – April 4th – April 8th
Posted in All, Baltimore Life, Bravo, Final Expense Life, Foresters, Health Option One, Individual Major Med, Insurance Products, Medicare Supplement, States, Training/Certification on March 31, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
GAO: Broker Incentives Could Help Replace PPACA Mandate
Posted in Health Care Reform, Insurance Products, News on March 31, 2011 | 2 Comments »
Recently, I have been posting some stories about the potential changes that could come to the MLR calculation – with a focus on the broker/agent commission portion. One, to keep you informed. Two, to give you something positive to hope for in a period of diminishing commission levels (plus, this has been such a long [...]
CMS Q&A Information on “Closing the Coverage Gap”
Posted in All, CMS, News on March 29, 2011 | 3 Comments »
This document is provided for Pharmacists, however, it also contains some good information on how PPACA works with regard to enhancing the Medicare Prescription Drug benefit (both PDP and MAPD).
Consumer Group fights Delaying Implementation of MLR Provisions in Health Care Reform
Posted in All, News on March 28, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
The consumer group, Consumer Watchdog, fired a letter to the NAIC opposing relief for Broker commissions. In the letter, they cited new documents that show broker’s commissions of 20% of premium. In comparison to other forms of insurance, like Universal Life Insurance or Term Insurance, these rates are fairly low. In addition, the 20% would [...]
AM Best Comments on 2012 Medicare Advantage Reimbursements
Posted in 2011 MA PLans, All, News on March 28, 2011 | 2 Comments »
AM Best commented on the 2012 preliminary reimbursement numbers for Medicare Advantage. The 1.6% increase in the preliminary figures was higher than what was expected. The final number is not expected to vary greatly from the 1.6% figure given in February.
HealthSpring to Offer 7.5 Million Share Sale
Posted in All, Health Spring on March 26, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
According to the Wall Street Journal, HealthSpring will be offering 7.5 million shares in a public offering. Approximately 1/2 of the proceeds will be used to pay outstanding debt and 1/2 the proceeds will be used for general corporate purposes.
Insurance Product Training – March 28th – April 1st
Posted in All, Baltimore Life, Education/Training, Final Expense Life, Foresters, Genworth Companies, Genworth Life Insurance Company, Health Option One, Individual Major Med, Medicare Supplement, Molina Medicare, States on March 25, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Do you need insurance product training? RitterIm.com has an up-to-today posting of all the top carriers trainings on the events calendar. Registration is “one click” away at Ritter Insurance’s “Events’ Calendar”! (You must be logged in to register!) Monday, March 28th; HealthOptionOne Product Overview and Training webinar is open to all agents. Foresters New Producers [...]
Wall Street Journal Editorializes on Medicare Lawsuit
Posted in All, News on March 24, 2011 | 1 Comment »
Here is the Wall Street Journal story.
Rep Weiner Weighs in our Constitutionality of Individual Mandate
Posted in All, News on March 24, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
This is from The Hill. In an interview of Rep. Weiner (D-NY), he commented, “I think there’s a pretty good chance that the Supreme Court will strike down the mandate.”
Humana Seeks Deals for More Medical Providers
Posted in News on March 23, 2011 | 1 Comment »
This comes from the Wall Street Journal. Late last year, Humana announced their acquisition of Concentra, an urgent care provider, for $800 million. This interview sheds some light on Humana’s future plans in this space.
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