Tips for AHIP Certification 2019
AHIP opened today for 2019, but before you rush to their website to start testing, you need to know a few facts: If you only sell UHC...
How to get really frustrated trying to get a RELEASE (and advice on getting a quick release)
This week we had an agency call in that has been trying to move one of their contracts to us for 6 months. Their FMO is jerking their...
How You Can Tell The Government Loves MAPD More Than Medicare Supps ?
For years my friend and industry star, Chris Westfall has been cold on MAPD. This year he told me he had finally changed his mind. For...
Why Choosing a Medicare PPO vs HMO Is More Than A Price Comparison
Betcha didn't know that according to the Kaiser Family Foundation, 63% of Medicare Beneficiaries on a MAPD plan in 2017 were on a HMO...
Getting The New Shingles Vaccine--Prepare For Sticker Shock
Insurance agents and their Medicare clients tend to think that since the flu shot is free on Medicare, the shingles vaccine will be also....
Senior Market Release Rules Keep Changing - Are You Up To Date?
Every insurance agent will need a release at some time in their career. A denied release request is a reality for all of us--at all...
AEP and OEP Are Not What Your Clients Think They Are
Insurance agents often get caught up in the industry jargon and forget that our clients don't understand what all the acronyms means. In...
Low Income Clients = Complaints
If you've wondered why Dual Special Needs plans are expanding so rapidly, let me tell you in one word: MONEY. CMS reimbursement rates on...
You Are Not 5 Stars (And Neither Am I)
I recently was harassed by my kids for not giving the Uber driver a 5 star rating. I gave him a 4, which I thought was inflated, but...
