It’s easy to check application status online To check the status of your submitted MA/MAPD enrollment applications, just go to the Individual Medicare page on Producer World and click on Reporting. The Pending Application report shows applications being processed. Once approved, applications appear on the Medicare Book of Business report. These reports are easy to review online or you can download copies of the reports to your computer. Please note: We’re working to correct an issue affecting 11 MA/MAPD plans in our Producer World reports. Currently, our reports are showing the 2019 plan names for these 11 plans, instead of
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New products available in AL, GA, IA, MI, MS, RI, TX, WA
New products available in AL, GA, IA, MI, MS, RI, TX, WA We now offer the following new products: AHIC Medicare Supplement with 7% household discount (GA, IA) CLI Medicare Supplement with 7% household discount (AL, MI, MS) Cancer and Heart Attack or Stroke Plus (RI, WA) Hospital Indemnity Flex (TX) You can submit electronic applications using Aetna Quote & Enroll or order state-specific sales materials. Online contracting tool offers faster service The temporary contracting freeze has ended and the online contracting tool is available again. We are also starting to process any faxed requests that were received during the
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Plan to certify with us on 7/10 | How to contract
Mark your calendar! 2020 producer certification starts July 10 Allina Health | Aetna Medicare’s 2020 producer certification process kicks off on July 10 at AetnaMedicareProducerCertification.com. Our certification includes AHIP, plus several Aetna-specific training modules, and costs $125. That’s $50 off the retail price for AHIP. Learn more. It’s now easier and faster to contract with us The new enhanced contracting process for Allina Health | Aetna Medicare products is live. Uplines and recruiters can now invite new producers to contract with us through the tool. If existing agents need to make a contract update, their upline needs to send them
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2020 certification starts 7/10 | Contracting tool goes live 7/1
Update: New contracting tool will go live July 1 As you know, we’re transitioning to a new enhanced contracting process for Allina Health | Aetna Medicare products. We’re excited about the efficiencies this new tool will bring. It’s going to shorten and simplify the entire contracting process. To help ensure a successful rollout, we’re moving the start date for the new contract tool to July 1. Learn more about the new contracting process. Save the date: 2020 producer certification begins July 10 The producer certification process for 2020 Allina Health | Aetna Medicare products kicks off on July 10. Certification
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Update: New contracting process will begin July 1
As you know, we’re transitioning to a new enhanced contracting process for Aetna MA/MAPD products. We’re extremely excited about the efficiencies this new process will bring (e.g., it’s going to exponentially shorten and simplify the entire contracting process). To help ensure a successful rollout, we’re moving the start date for the new contracting process from June 17 to July 1. Please note that we adjusted the other project dates accordingly. As always, thank you for your business. And thank you for your support as we finish implementing this new tool. For more information on the new contracting process, click here.
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Aetna, contracting, medicare, and Medicare Solutions.
3 ways to prep for new contracting tool | CVS Caremark® Mail Service Pharmacy
Action required by members who requested to have their premiums withheld by SSA/RRB in 2019 We want to notify you about an issue affecting all Medicare members who elected to pay plan premiums from their Social Security Administration (SSA) or Railroad Retirement Board (RRB) check. Normally, when members select this premium payment option, the SSA/RRB withholds funds from members’ SSA/RRB checks to cover their plan premiums. Unfortunately, due to a system issue, SSA/RRB did not withhold premiums for two or more months starting February 1, 2019. This issue affected all carriers. Affected members now need to pay any past-due premium
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New contracting process starts June 17 | Marketing Studio training | BenefitsCheckUp
Start date for new enhanced contracting process moves to June 17 We’re in the process of replacing our existing Allina Health | Aetna Medicare contracting system (nomoreforms™) with an improved tool that will expedite the contracting process for MAPD products. Some of the key dates previously announced have changed. The new contracting tool will now be available starting June 17. Read more about what to expect with the new contracting tool. Short blackout period for making contract changes Plan Ahead: From June 3 – 16, there will be a short, temporary blackout period for submitting new contracts and making hierarchy
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Coming soon: New Aetna Contracting Tool | 2019 Medicare 101
Coming soon: A new, simpler contracting process We’re replacing our existing Allina Health | Aetna Medicare contracting system for MAPD products, nomoreforms™, with an improved tool. It’ll be available starting May 13. The new contracting tool will improve the onboarding/contracting process for new producers. (Fortunately, currently contracted producers won’t need to take any action to recontract.) In addition, the new contracting tool will: Expedite contracting process. Improve onboarding experience for new producers. Connect to the National Insurance Producer Registry (NIPR). So, you’re demographic and state license changes will automatically update in our new contracting tool. Read more about what to
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OEP ends 3/31 | Dental options
Don’t forget, OEP ends March 31 Remember, you’re not allowed to advertise the 2019 Medicare Advantage (MA) Open Enrollment Period (OEP), or encourage beneficiaries to switch plans. But if an MA/MAPD client contacts you and wants to make a change, if eligible, they can. Download our 2019 OEP overview flyer for more information. Download the 2019 OEP Rules of the Road Listen to the 2019 OEP Rules of the Road Is dental coverage a big deal for your clients? Did you know that all 2019 Allina Health | Aetna Medicare plans offer dental allowances? The annual allowances are for preventive
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New Medicare ID numbers | Welcome calls | Preferred pharmacies
New welcome/onboarding calls help members engage with their plan early Did you know? All 2019 Allina Health | Aetna Medicare members now receive a welcome call from an onboarding representative after they enroll. During the call, we review the member’s provider network, formulary medications, pharmacy network, and 2019 plan benefits. To learn more about what members can expect after they enroll, just visit allinahealthaetnamedicare.com. New CMS Medicare ID numbers are here Make sure all your enrollment applications are processed efficiently, without delays, by including your clients’ new Medicare number. The Medicare number is a CMS-assigned number that can be found
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