Calling All Medicare Advantage Agents!

  Calling All Medicare Advantage Agents! Now you can use the same software that powers Medicare.gov, the official U.S. Government site for Medicare. Join us as special guest Justin McBee with Medicare Center demonstrates how this intuitive enrollment tool can help you work more efficiently this season. Using Medicare Center, agents can enroll a client in a Medicare Advantage plan in 30 minutes or less, without the need to travel!   Tuesday, October 1st, 2019 11:00 AM  to  11:30 AM CDT Read Full Invitation
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Categories: GoldenCare News, Long-Term Care, and Medicare Supp./Adv..

“The 2020 Medicare Advantage Plan Atlas, for Agents”

“The 2020 Medicare Advantage Plan Atlas, for Agents,” by Allison Bell, ThinkAdvisor “Medicare program managers at the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services have just flooded the CMS website with two giant, computer-crashing files of 2020 Medicare Advantage and Medicare Part D plan data. The files show how much each insurer’s plans will cost in each county, and they give some hints about what the benefits will be like. The total number of plan entries has increased 18% this year, to about 58,000. The database includes all sorts of specialized plans and subsidized plans that might not be the typical
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Categories: Clippings, Industry News, and Long-Term Care.

“Tickle me, Earmo”

“Tickle me, Earmo,” by Gary Tetz, McKnight’s LTC News “’EAR ‘TICKLING’ MAY SLOW EFFECT OF AGING ON THE NERVOUS SYSTEM’: As I read this, my overactive imagination conjured up a therapy situation involving a pink feather boa, seductively administered by a velvet-voiced supermodel into my auditory canal. Oh, and it would also make me live forever and is reimbursable under PDPM [Patient Directed Payment Model, the radical new reimbursement system about to be imposed on providers by CMS]. But the photo that ran with the article communicated something entirely different. It was just a guy with electrodes clipped to his
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Categories: Clippings, Industry News, and Long-Term Care.

“Private Medicare Plans’ Premium Rates Hit 13 Year Low”

“Private Medicare Plans’ Premium Rates Hit 13 Year Low,” by Tony Pugh, Bloomberg Law “Seniors can expect more plan choices and lower rates next month when they enroll in one of the private health plans that provide Medicare benefits. Monthly premiums for Medicare Advantage plans will be, on average, the lowest in 13 years, and down 23% from 2018, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services announced on Sept. 24. Together with a 13.5% decline in the average monthly basic premium for Medicare prescription drug coverage, beneficiaries have saved about $2.65 billion in premium costs since 2017, CMS estimates.” LTC Comment (from
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Categories: Clippings, Industry News, and Long-Term Care.

GoldenCare Is Gearing Up For This Year’s AEP!

GoldenCare is your partner for success during this year’s Annual Enrollment Period! We have new, exclusive contracts with some of the most competitively-priced Medicare Supplement carriers. Plus we have online quoting/comparison tools and enrollment platforms to make your AEP sales season a huge success — regardless of whether you primarily sell Medicare Supplement or Medicare Advantage. Watch a short, 30-second video featuring Steve Young, Chairman of the Board at Integrity Marketing Group, by clicking below:   #goldencareagent #aep
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Categories: GoldenCare News, Industry News, and Medicare Supp./Adv..

GoldenCare Newsletter | September 23, 2019

In this GoldenCare Newsletter Edition Read Full GoldenCare Newsletter, September 23, 2019 Edition From GoldenCare: Diversify your portfolio for greater sales success! Join us for product and sales live and prerecorded training.  Stay up-to-date on all the latest and greatest in the industry.    For a list of current topics and to get in on the discussion Click Here. Update Your Contracts LTCCEO Updates: Be sure you’ve got the latest version!  Double click “Check for Updates” on your desktop to receive the latest update or call us at 800-842-7799! Happy Selling! Current Promotion!: Mutual of Omaha DREAM BIG Promotion ONE WEEK
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Categories: GoldenCare News, Guarantee Trust Life, Industry News, Long-Term Care, Mutual of Omaha (& Affiliates), and National Guardian Life.

Precision Care Cancer Insurance Now Available in AK and VT

Precision CareTM now available in Alaska and Vermont! Available on Paper — e-App coming soon! Guarantee Trust Life Insurance Company (GTL) has partnered with The Translational Genomics Research Institute (TGen), a nonprofit pioneer in genome sequencing and precision cancer treatment, to design a new and groundbreaking cancer insurance product. GTL’s Precision CareTM helps policyholders afford and have access to TGen’s world-class cancer physicians and genomic sequencing services for a more individualized and targeted approach to treating cancer. Watch Video View Website Order Supplies On GTLink   Watch the recording now for an in-depth look at GTL’s Precision CareTM Cancer Insurance!
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Categories: Critical Illness, Guarantee Trust Life, and Industry News.

GTL’s Short-Term HHC Now Available in Kansas

Just in time for AEP … GTL’s Short-Term Home Health Care Insurance is now available in Kansas! Available on paper only — e-App coming soon! ORDER SUPPLIES ON GTLINK   $150, $300 or $450 maximum daily benefit options! Easy-issue hospitalization rider for your clients who cannot qulify for Advantage Plus®! Consumer-facing product video and inforgraphic available on GTLink! Prescription benefit year maximum of $300 or $600! $40, $80 or $120 per-day Home Health Care Aide benefits! Policyholder Access to Ask Mayo Clinic online symptom assessment tool! Currently available in the following states:   GTL’s Short-Term HHC Now Available in Kansas
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Categories: Guarantee Trust Life, Industry News, and Short-Term Care.

The Secret About 10-Year and Single Premium Payments

A Limited-Duration Premium Payment Option May Be Cheaper In The Long Run   Limited-Duration Premium Payment Options In addition to a lifetime premium payment duration, EssentialLTC also offers limited duration premium payment options to provide the flexibility to design a policy for many consumers’ financial goals:   10-YEAR PREMIUM This option provides premiums to be paid over a 10-year period, after which no further premiums will be due. Premiums are only subject to change during the 10-year premium payment period. After the 10-year premium payment period, the policy will be fully paid-up, noncancelable, and not subject to rate increases. SINGLE
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Categories: Industry News, Long-Term Care, and National Guardian Life.

Asset Care® Update from OneAmerica

Bringing Value to More States We’re pleased to announce that our updated Asset Care® product will be available starting Sept. 23, in Arizona, Connecticut, Delaware, Hawaii, New Jersey, North Dakota and South Dakota as we continue to launch the product across the country. Review the full transition rules for newly launching states, noting these key dates: Paper applications for the current product and rates (premium expense charges) must be received in the Home Office by EOB Sept. 20, 2019. eApps must be locked and sent for signature by EOB Sept. 20, 2019 and must be received in the Home Office
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Categories: Industry News, Linked Benefit/Hybrids, and OneAmerica.