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Medicare Plan F Going Away 2020 You probably heard people talking about Medicare Plan F Going Away 2020. Medicare Supplement plans F and C discontinuance clarification; some people are misinterpreting this.  The information we provide below will give you some clarification. As of 1-1-2020 Medicare supplements that cover the Medicare part B deductible will not
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Cigna Dental Sales Many clients are looking for a good individual dental plan.  If you add Cigna dental sales to your products, you will be able to provide them with the coverage they are looking for. If you choose to offer clients dental plans, Cigna dental sales are a great option. Cigna offers clients 3
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GTL Short Term Care Plan The GTL short Term Care Plan will give an option to many clients who may not have LTC/Home healthcare coverage.  The number of people who use short term care has increased greatly in recent years and this product may be just what they need.  Based on the national average of
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Medicare Marketing Guidelines The new Medicare marketing guidelines are released by CMS every year.  Below is a link to the 2019 Marketing guidelines for the 2020 season.  There are some changes to the guidelines from the 2019 season. 2019 had the majority or bigger changes.  We have provided an overview of the 2019 and 2020
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Medicare Part D Plan Finder Changes The information about Medicare Part D plan finder changes is based on recent information from the CMS National Training Program.  The CMS  introduced potential changes to the Medicare drug plan finder website. This will make access to the system more difficult and as a result, will impact agents and
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Emblem Connecticare Medicare certification Emblem Connecticare Medicare certification for 2020 are now live. The process for 2020 is very similar to the way it was in 2019. You will continue to use Miramar (Formerly Gorman) for the certification process.   Miramar looks and functions the same way Gorman did. This year there is a very short
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ConnectiCare contracting and certifications We have great news;  ConnectiCare contracting and certifications 2020 for Emblem Health and CONNECTICARE are now live! For 2020, ConnectiCare is using Miramar for the certification procedure.  If you want to download a copy of the user guide, click the link below. Miramar Agent User Guide If you would like to complete
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Medicare AEP Training Meetings CT 2020 Crowe and Associates and Pinnacle Financial Services will have 4 meetings in CT for 2020.   Locations, agenda and times are listed below.   Please make sure to call or email us to RSVP if you plan to attend.  Both agents working with us and those that are currently with another
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Oscar 2020 first look This post will give contracted agents an idea of the proposed benefits for beneficiaries of the Oscar plan.  The Oscar 2020 first look documents attached will provide you with the plan details. The same rules apply to the Oscar first look as the other carrier first look information.  The Oscar plans
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Oscar Medicare Advantage Contracting We now are able to offer our agents Oscar Medicare Advantage contracting.  These contracts are available to both agents and agencies. This is a great opportunity for our agents as the street level agent contract pays the maximum compensation allowed by the CMS.  Oscar also offers GA & MGA as well
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