Monthly Archives: January 2022

Medicare Flex Spending Cards Medicare Flex Spending Cards are an additional benefit to Medicare Advantage Plans. These help purchase pre-approved items like medical equipment and more. Typically linked to a flexible spending account, these cards are a benefit  of qualifying health plans.   These cards, issued by private insurance companies, are only available on specific plans.
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Medicare Broker Upline Change Getting the best support from your upline is crucial to successful Medicare sales.  Submit a broker upline change.   Move to a better FMO! The process for a Medicare broker upline change varies by carrier.   Below are many of the major carriers processes.   Looking for another carrier?   Call us at 203-796-5403. ACI
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Improve Website Search Results There are a number of ways to improve website search results.  It is a large topic with a number of categories. We will focus on what I feel is the quickest way to have a website that will have strong search results on search engines such as google. Before we review
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 E&O For Insurance Agents Crowe and Associates offers E&O coverage for insurance agents. Our group Errors and Omissions Program is designed for agents who use Crowe as their FMO.  In addition, we have several coverage options for agents who do business with other uplines.  Access rates and benefits and apply for coverage using the link
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Medicare Home Covid Tests The Biden administration is now requiring commercial health plans to cover the cost of at-home, over the counter COVID-19 test kits. Please note: the reimbursement does NOT apply to those individuals who are on Medicare. Neither Medicare Advantage nor Medicare Supplement plans cover the purchase of home Covid tests.  This is
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Medicare Healthy Grocery Cards In 2022 there are a number of Medicare Advantage plans offering Medicare Healthy Grocery Cards.  Some advantage plans include the card automatically while others have the card as an option that can be chosen out of a menu.   Some SNP Advantage plans have cards with an expanded list of items specific
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Working Past 65 With Medicare There are important decisions to make for those working past 65 with Medicare.  Do you need Medicare Part B?  Will you have a penalty for taking it later?  What counts as a valid reason not to take Medicare Part B?  Read below for the details. Interested in becoming a Medicare
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Medicare and Dental Insurance Knowing how Medicare and Dental Insurance work is important. While Medicare does not cover dental work, some MAPD plans do.   In addition, standalone plans add additional coverage. Original Medicare Medicare doesn’t cover most dental care, dental procedures, or supplies, like cleanings, fillings, tooth extractions, dentures, dental plates, or other dental devices.  
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Medicare A and B enrollment rules Medicare A and B enrollment rules can be confusing.  This blog will offer details on the process.  There is often confusion between the Medicare A and B enrollment rules vs. Medicare Advantage and PDP plans.  While there are a number of similarities, the two are not the same.   We
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E and O Insurance for Agents Anyone who sells insurance must have E and O insurance in place before they can sell even 1 policy.  E and O Insurance for Agents is mandatory and is a great layer of protection for anyone who sells insurance.  In the event that you make a mistake when writing
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