ACA Individual Market Update Special Enrollment Period (SEP) Update New SEP rules released by Healthcare.gov may impact your clients if they had a change more than 60 days ago, but since January 1, 2020. Since FEMA declared COVID-19 to be a national emergency, if an individual qualified for an SEP, but missed the deadline due to the COVID-19 emergency, they may be eligible for an SEP. Supporting documentation confirming the loss of coverage may be required. For additional information, visit https://www.healthcare.gov/coverage-outside-open-enrollment/special-enrollment-period/ Reminder: SEP determination is made by the Marketplace. Please reach out to the Marketplace Call Center Agent/Broker Line at 1-855-788-6275 with specific questions. Pennsylvania Agents: Complete your Pennie training today! In order to be certified and ready to sell 2021 individual plans through Pennie on November 1st, you are required to complete training by October 16th. You do not need to submit your training […]
Humana: NEW IGNITE Newsletter Now Available!
Ignite Newsletter for Partner Agents Get the latest updates on COVID-19. Learn More WHAT’S NEW THIS WEEK? Do more than connect clients to the right plan, connect them to the right care. An important part of human care is making sure that your members are happy with their providers. The Find a Doctor Tool with the Care Highlight™ Program can help you do just that. From webinars to resource guides, explore the library of educational materials on Ignite today! Explore Resources Flu shots – here’s how to talk about them Getting a flu vaccine is more important than ever this season, especially for those considered at risk. Did you know that Humana’s Medicare Advantage members can earn rewards for getting vaccinated? Yep, and it’s easier than ever. Read More PY2021 Application and Signature Updates Humana wants to make you aware […]
Date Correction: SureBridge Point of Sales Tool Enhancement Coming this Friday!
Senior HospitalWise Plan Builder Webinar Date Correction The notification regarding the New Enhancement Added to GapFinder (HospitalWise Sr. Plan Builder) sent last evening had the incorrect date for the Senior HospitalWise Plan Builder webinar. Please join Senior Sales Director Mike Zundel on Tuesday, September 29, at 11:00 a.m. CST for a LIVE national webinar to find out more about our enhanced Senior Hospital Plan Builder. You will learn everything you should absolutely know about the HospitalWise Plan. Click here now to reserve your seat!
New Eligibility Lookup Tool on Jarvis! Now You can Verify Medicare and Medicaid Eligibility
New Eligibility Lookup Tool on Jarvis! Now You can Verify Medicare and Medicaid Eligibility UnitedHealthcare has a new, faster way for you to obtain Medicare and Medicaid eligibility. Instead of contacting the Producer Help Desk (PHD), you, as a UnitedHealthcare agent, can directly determine Medicare and Medicaid eligibility for consumers and members on Jarvis, any time, any day. Find the tool in the Enrollment tab located on Jarvis. For step-by-step information on how to use the new Medicare and Medicaid Eligibility Lookup Tool, review the detailed job aid available on Learning Lab (Learning Lab>Content Library>Jarvis>Additional References). For ease and convenience, Medicaid searches also provide a list of UnitedHealthcare plans available for enrollment. The new tool will be available for members living in a number of states starting today, with more states coming soon. Here are the details: Thank you […]
Anthem: New bonus program, updated broker survey link, and more
Producer Online News September 24, 2020 Build Your Business Group News Earn more with our new Anthem Balanced Funding bonus program Earn a per-case bonus for every new-to-Anthem ABF sale to groups with 10 to 250 enrolled employees effective October 1 through December 1, 2020.Support Your Clients Group & Individual News Anthem is supporting doctors in battling high blood pressure Anthem supports the American Heart Association and American Medical Association’s Target: BP program to monitor and manage high blood pressure. Stay Informed Group News Updated: Help us measure Anthem’s COVID-19 response Anthem shared a brief survey on our response during the COVID-19 outbreak with you last week. The links included did not work. Anthem is sorry for providing bad links. They still want to hear from you. Your input will help them serve you and their members better. […]
2021 Highmark Senior Markets Plan Highlights – Lancaster and West Virginia
HIGHMARK SENIOR MARKETS Lancaster and West Virginia Plan Highlights To get you excited about Highmark’s 2021 Senior Markets products, each week leading up to AEP they’re sharing regional plan highlights in digital fact sheets. Up next are Lancaster and West Virginia! Lancaster The Lancaster highlight fact sheet focuses on Community Blue Medicare HMO – Signature, Community Blue Medicare PPO – Signature, and Community Blue Medicare PPO – Distinct. Lancaster features a $0 PPO plan with a $20 Part B Buyback, lower inpatient copays regardless of the length of your stay, and $0 copay for all Tier 1 Generic prescriptions. To view and download the Lancaster Regional Plan Highlight brochure, click here. West Virginia For West Virginia, the fact sheet highlights Freedom Blue PPO Distinct – North and Freedom Blue PPO DIstinct – South. In WV Highmark is featuring $0 primary care […]
Humana: Have you heard? Client events can be virtual. See how.
Humana wanted to send a quick reminder that you can now host events for your clients online!* There are several types of events, and you can find details on all of them on the Ignite website. You can also scroll down for a quick look at educational events and sales presentations. Educational Events These are events where you discuss Medicare in an educational capacity, informing a beneficiary about MA, PDP and/or other Medicare programs. These types of events can’t include any sales/marketing activities or distribution of any marketing materials or plan information. Policy on Permitted Activities at Education and Sales/Marketing Events Sales Presentations Any event that’s designed to steer potential enrollees toward a plan or set of plans is a sales presentation. Plan-specific marketing materials may be distributed at these types of events and leads may be collected*. […]
WellCare CustomPoint – 2021 Materials Ordering Final Reminder
CustomPoint – 2021 Materials Ordering Reminder Orders must be placed no later than 5:00 PM, September 26, 2020 to receive 2021 materials on or around October 6, 2020 Important Dates: This is the first of three initial opportunities to order 2021 materials: Note: 2021 Materials orders placed after September 26, 2020 will have estimated delivery within 5-7 business days Video Walk-Throughs: CustomPoint: Getting Started and Choosing Materials CustomPoint: Editing Your Cart CustomPoint: Checking Out CustomPoint: Tracking Your Order CustomPoint: Reordering Materials Accessing CustomPoint: CustomPoint can be accessed through Single Sign-On. Click here to download the Single Sign-On Setup Guide Additional Resources: Click here to download the CustomPoint Frequently Asked Questions Click here to download the CustomPoint User Guide
SureBridge Point of Sales Tool Enhancement & More Coming this Friday!
SureBridge Point of Sale Tool Enhancement coming September 25 New Enhancement Added to GapFinder (HospitalWise Sr. Plan Builder): When a plan is recommended in the Senior HospitalWise Builder, the tool will now allow you to click on “Update Selected Plan” and it will auto populate the Senior HospitalWise plan with the recommended benefit options and applicable riders. Click here for POS Tool instructions. Find out more about our enhanced Senior Hospital plan builder by joining Senior Sales Director Mike Zundel on Thursday, September 24, at 11:00 a.m. CST for a LIVE national webinar covering everything you should absolutely know about the HospitalWise plan. You will learn: All about the HospitalWise plan How the HospitalWise plan can benefit your senior clients How to leverage our HospitalWise plan builder tool to help you design a hospital confinement plan with customized benefits that […]
Humana Honor
Humana is honoring veterans with plans specifically designed to work alongside Veteran benefits. Honor plans are low cost, high value Medicare Advantage plans that will give the enrollee access to several exciting benefits. Humana Honor plans are intended to help close any gaps or challenges that may exist with VA health care coverage. One of the biggest draws of the Honor plan is the flexibility it offers the enrollee by not requiring members to select a primary care physician. Members can see other providers in the network without referrals. Enrollees can be offered a Part B giveback and have access to robust dental coverage.There are some plans that offer enrollees value added benenefits such as SilverSneakers, Go365 and even an OTC allowance. Check out all this and more by visiting https://ignitewithhumana.com/products/humana-honor-plans/
