Clients With Health Concerns? No Problem! Just Updated: Our Industry-Leading PIVOT Presentation! We’ve just updated our industry-leading PIVOT Presentation to include the latest Short-Term Care solutions to enter the market! We couldn’t be more pleased to have Tom Randall provide a live demonstration next Wednesday! Our PIVOT Consumer Presentation shows the strength of utilizing our Perfect Portfolio, links to a vast array of resources, and pairs brilliantly with our innovative tools! Join us Wednesday the 28th as we unveil GoldenCare’s 2024 Pivot Presentation: Wed, Feb 28, 2024 3:00 p.m. Central Register now to join Tom Randall for the demo
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GoldenCare Newsletter | February 19, 2024
Read Full GoldenCare Newsletter, February 19, 2024 Edition In this GoldenCare Newsletter Edition Take Advantage Of Our “Bring In An Expert” Service Thurs, Feb 22, 2024 11:00 AM to 11:30 AM CST Guest Article: “CareScout, a Genworth Company, Aims to Redefine Quality and Build Trust in Long-Term Care,” BusinessWire Diversify your portfolio for greater sales success! Join us for product and sales live and prerecorded training. Stay up-to-date on the latest products and sales strategies. We’re making it easier than ever to get a hold of us and have your favorite tools available at your fingertips! Click here to
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You’re Invited! Bring in an Expert
Are you taking advantge of our Bring In An Expert service? Our experts are available to help you close a sale, answer detailed product questions, help clients feel at ease, or even pivot to a different insurance solution if health requires. Join us as we explain the two ways to take advantage of this service, with a live demo of the online scheduling process. #goldencareagent
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“Spending on nursing home, home healthcare growing fast”
“Spending on nursing home, home healthcare growing fast,” by Kathleen Steele Gaivin, McKnights Senior Living “Nursing home care and home healthcare were two of the fastest-growing categories of healthcare spending in 2023, according to Altarum’s monthly Health Sector Economic Indicators brief, released Tuesday. Initial data show that national health spending overall grew by 6.2% for the year, whereas the gross domestic product grew by 6.3%. Personal healthcare spending grew by 7.7%. … Spending on home healthcare increased 10.7% in 2023, and spending on nursing home care increased by 9.8%, according to the report.” LTC Comment, Stephen A. Moses, President, Center for
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“New Eligibility Rules Are a Financial Salve for Nearly 2 Million on Medi-Cal”
“New Eligibility Rules Are a Financial Salve for Nearly 2 Million on Medi-Cal,” by Bernard J. Wolfson, KFF Health News “Until Jan. 1, 3 million Medi-Cal beneficiaries, mainly those who are aged, blind, disabled, in long-term care, or in the federal Supplemental Security Income program, faced limits on the value of financial accounts and personal property they could hold to qualify for coverage. Now, nearly 2 million of them will no longer face these restrictions, putting them on par with the roughly 12 million other Medi-Cal beneficiaries who don’t have asset limits. Until Jan. 1, 3 million Medi-Cal beneficiaries, mainly those who
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“Medicare home care eligibility standards unfairly burden family caregivers, think tank argues”
“Medicare home care eligibility standards unfairly burden family caregivers, think tank argues,” by Adam Healy, McKnights Home Care “Researchers called on the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to act now to integrate more kinds of home care benefits for Medicare beneficiaries to help patients and their caregivers grappling with strict eligibility criteria and inadequate support systems. … Medicare’s criteria for a beneficiary to be eligible for home care is too high, they argued, and unpaid family caregivers bear the greatest responsibilities caring for those that do not make the cut. Oftentimes these caregivers are forced to ‘spend down’ to
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“About 30 percent of older adults who need care are caring for another”
“About 30 percent of older adults who need care are caring for another,” by Kristen Fischer, McKnights LTC News “More than 30% of older adults who are caregivers are also receiving care to assist with completing their own daily activities. The older adult caregivers are also more likely to care for a spouse, be older than their spouse, have limited financial assets and be in worse physical health, according to a new study. The report was published Monday in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society.” LTC Comment, Stephen A. Moses, President, Center for Long-Term Care Reform: This whole caregiving challenge just keeps getting scarier
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Help Your Client’s Policy Benefits Grow
Make sure you help your clients customize their long-term care policy to meet their unique needs. One optional benefit is an inflation protection rider. By adding this rider it can allow your client’s policy benefits to grow each year so by the time they need care, they’ll have more money available to help pay the bills. It also may make their policy partnership qualified, which allows them to protect a portion of their assets in the event they need to apply for Medicaid. To order this customizable brochure, contact Mutual of Omaha’s Sales Support at sales.support@mutualofomaha.com. Help Your Client’s
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Six Steps to LTCi Sale
Boost your LTCi sales by furthering your product and sales process knowledge! Our Sales and Marketing Process brochure breaks the sales process down into 6 thoughtful steps, helping you organize your approach to sales. This handy brochure also suggests other educational material for each step in the process, so it’s an invaluable resource for learning all things LTCi. Check out the steps and how they can help you jump start sales by downloading the brochure. Six Steps to LTCi Sale #goldencareagent #mutualofomaha
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Medicare Solutions – Omaha Family of Companies
Medicare Supplement: Upcoming Rate Adjustments View upcoming rate adjustments for various states. Earn Some Cash With Broker Bonus Learn more about the Med supp broker bonus program. Value-Added Extras: Mutual Perks Your Medicare supplement policyholders save with additional perks, coupons and discounts available with their Medicare supplement policy. Upcoming Rate Adjustments View upcoming rate adjustments for various states. Dental: Our Dental Insurance Network Learn about our dental insurance network, as well as how to nominate a dentist that may not be in-network. Prescription Drug Plans: Aging-In Postcard Available for Prescription Drug Plans Prepare to talk
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