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Archive for September, 2011

Today, we launched an exciting new feature to the MedicareQuoteEngine.com web service.  Now, in addition to being able to quote 150 Medicare Supplement companies and compare 2011 and 2012 Medicare Advantage and Medicare Part D plans, you can begin the process of enrolling a client over the phone with Universal American companies eApp system with [...]

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Here is the Press Release from HHS.  Originally, I heard this would go live around 10/6, but it seems that it’s going live for 2012 tomorrow:   In advance of the new, earlier annual enrollment period, people with Medicare can begin reviewing plan benefit and cost information on Saturday, October 1st, 2011. The Centers for [...]

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Great news!  Our agent use only quoting tool, www.medicarequoteengine.com now includes 2012 Medicare Advantage and Medicare Part D landscape data (plan, premium, drug coverage information) for all plans and counties in the United States. We installed a new “Slider” which toggles back and forth between 2011 and 2012.  Here is a screenshot with where to [...]

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Recently, we signed an FMO agreement with Independence Blue Cross of Philadelphia, PA.  Here is a mention of the deal from the Philadelphia Business Journal. Here is a copy of the Press Release. Agents seeking more information can request it here.

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Here is a list from CMS on a list of Do’s and Don’ts for brokers selling Medicare advantage and Medicare Part D products.  Disclosure:  This is not a complete list!

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In time for the 2012 Medicare Annual Enrollment period, Ritter Insurance Marketing has released a new version of their Medicare Quote Engine software (www.medicarequoteengine.com).  Medicare Quote Engine is an “Insurance Agent Use Only” web-based quoting tool which allows licensed insurance agents to generate quotes for health insurance products for Medicare beneficiaries. Craig J. Ritter, President [...]

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Today we issued this press release which discusses the AgentEnroll.com technology and how this can simplify the enrollment process for you and for your clients. We are very pleased to have one of our key partners, Coventry Healthcare, participating with this program. Keep in mind that this is FREE for ALL AGENTS who are using [...]

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This is an important story from The Hill (sorry for the annoying popup!)  CBO has estimated that Medicare would save $53 Billion over 10 years by banning Medigap policies which don’t include cost sharing.  Given that the “Super Committee” established in the Debt Ceiling law will be looking for $1 Trillion in savings, this might [...]

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This is from the DesMoinesRegister.com.  Wellmark Blue Cross/Blue Shield has massive market share in Iowa.  Wellmark is owned by its policyholders.  It’s lack of participation would hurt the viability of the exchange in Iowa.

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Full story in the Wall Street Journal (Subscription).  You can find a related story at NPR, as well.  Almost a year ago, I began talking about this as a possible future trend (see my blog post on Humana’s Concentra acquisition). I think the vertical integration trend is pretty clear now.  The WSJ notes several other [...]

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