Medicare Open Enrollment Guidelines

The Medicare Open Enrollment Period (OEP) for Medicare Advantage and the Medicare Part D Prescription Drug plans begins October 15 and will continue through December 7. Mutual of Omaha will begin accepting applications with a January 1, 2019 effective date on October 1, 2018. OEP provides you an opportunity to help those individuals who plan to disenroll from their current Medicare Advantage plan and want to return to Original Medicare and purchase a Medicare supplement policy with an effective date of January 1, 2019. It is important to follow the guidelines below and provide the proper documentation with your client’s
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Categories: Industry News, Medicare Supp./Adv., and Mutual of Omaha (& Affiliates).

Medicare News – Omaha Family of Companies

Medicare Supplement: New Company Release in LA and ID Please view the upcoming Omaha Insurance Company Medicare Supplement product release in Louisiana and Idaho.   October Med Supp Modernized Rate Release Please view the upcoming rate release in Oregon and New York.   Medicare Advantage and Prescription Drug Plans: Medicare Open Enrollment Guidelines The Medicare Open Enrollment Period (OEP) for Medicare Advantage and the Medicare Part D Prescription Drug plans begins October 15 and will continue through December 7. Mutual of Omaha will begin accepting applications with a January 1, 2019 effective date on October 1, 2018.   #goldencareagent #mutualofomaha
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Categories: Industry News, Medicare Supp./Adv., and Mutual of Omaha (& Affiliates).

Medicare News – Omaha Family of Companies

Medicare Supplement: Upcoming Med Supp Rate Adjustments Scroll through the announcement for details on the following rate adjustments. •  Modernized New and In-force Rate Adjustment — MOO-KS, VT; UOO-MT •  Modernized In-force Rate Adjustment — UW-CO, MT; UOO-MO; MOO-CO •  Plan N In-force Only Rate Adjustment — UW-KS; UMS-OR, TN, TX •  Standardized Rate Adjustment — MOO-DE, MT, NJ, VT; UW-CO, OR, PA; UOO-GA, MO   Medicare Advantage and Prescription Drug Plans: Medicare Open Enrollment Postcard Our OEP Postcard will help you reach out to your clients during the busy time of Medicare Open Enrollment.   Mutual PDP Coming This
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Categories: Industry News, Medicare Supp./Adv., and Mutual of Omaha (& Affiliates).

Medicare News – Omaha Family of Companies

Medicare Supplement: Upcoming Med Supp Rate Adjustments Please view the upcoming Medicare supplement rate adjustments in ND & NJ. •  Modernized Rate Adjustment — UW-NJ •  In-force Only Rate Adjustment — UW-ND •  Plan N Rate Adjustment — UW-NJ •  Standardized Rate Adjustment — UW-NJ   Medicare Advantage and Prescription Drug Plans: Don’t Miss Out – MA and PDP Marketing Opportunity There are three steps in being ‘Ready to Sell’ our new Medicare Advantage (MA) and Prescription Drug Plans (PDP) for the 2019 AEP. Here’s what you need to know so you don’t miss out on these great opportunities.  
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Categories: Industry News, Medicare Supp./Adv., and Mutual of Omaha (& Affiliates).

Labor Day Office Closing

Mutual of Omaha and its affiliates (United of Omaha, Companion Life Insurance Company, United World) will be closed on Monday, September 3rd for Labor Day. We will be open on Columbus Day; however, the cut-off dates, times and pay schedules will be affected by the holiday. Below are the cut-off dates and times and the adjusted pay schedules. Holiday Pay Calculation Schedule Med Supp E-App & All Life Cutoff 3:00 PM Health Cutoff (excluding LTC) 3:00 PM Long Term Care Cutoff 3:00 PM Direct Deposit (EFT) Available Labor Day, Monday 9/03/2018 Friday 8/31/2018 Friday 8/31/2018 Wednesday 8/29/2018 Thursday 8/30/2018 Tuesday
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Categories: Accident Insurance, Critical Illness, Disability Income Insurance, Industry News, Life Insurance, Long-Term Care, Medicare Supp./Adv., and Mutual of Omaha (& Affiliates).

2019 product training | 2019 portfolio highlights | “Studio” training + catalog

Register for local 2019 MA/MAPD product training Attend an upcoming 2019 market-specific product training to learn details about MA/MAPD products coming to your market this AEP. You can view all available trainings and register online at www.AetnaMedicareAgentTraining.com. Also, if you still need to complete your other ready-to-sell requirements, including annual certification and contracting, don’t delay! Growing your business? The Aetna Medicare Marketing Studio can help Please join us for a quick 30-minute training session on Aetna’s Medicare Marketing Studio. The Studio is a customizable Medicare marketing print portal where you can find CMS-compliant marketing materials, including direct mail, flyers, posters
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Categories: Aetna, Industry News, and Medicare Supp./Adv..

New brand and logo for Coventry MA/MAPD plans and First Health PDPs

New brand and logo – Same company you know and trust In 2019, Coventry, Altius and Health America Pennsylvania (HAPA) MA/MAPD plans, and First Health Part D plans (PDP), are getting a brand and logo change. Going forward, all of these plans will be branded as Aetna  or Aetna Coventry  and will feature one of the logos below.     We’re committed to making it easier to do business with us. And moving all of our products to one brand is just the first step. We’re excited that this brand change will make us easier to identify in the marketplace,
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Categories: Aetna, Industry News, and Medicare Supp./Adv..

Consistently Competitive Medicare Supplement Rates

GTL has been rated in the top 5 in overall Medicare Supplement premium rate competitiveness by CSG Actuarial for the past three 2018 reports! Extremely competitive rates  •  Great household discounts 3-4 day turnaround time  •  Over 40 years in the market Available on our e-App  •  Get paid weekly National average rate increase of only 3.5% ORDER SUPPLIES   Available in 27 and more coming soon!   Consistently Competitive Medicare Supplement Rates   #goldencareagent #gtl #medsupp
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Categories: Guarantee Trust Life, Industry News, and Medicare Supp./Adv..

Med Supp Buyer’s Guide Now Available

The 2018 buyer’s guide, Choosing a Medigap Policy: A Guide to Health Insurance for People with Medicare,  is now available to order. HCFA02110_2018 replaces the HCFA02110_2017. The guide is available to order through normal ordering channels and is available to view and download on Sales Professional Access (SPA) www.mutualofomaha.com/broker, Forms and Materials. Any orders placed for the Medicare Guide on or after Monday, August 20 have been fulfilled with the 2018 version. If you need to replace your stock with the 2018 version of the guide, please order the guide as a bulk item. Order sales kits only if you
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Categories: Industry News, Medicare Supp./Adv., and Mutual of Omaha (& Affiliates).

GTL Online System Maintenance on Tuesday, August 21

  GTL’s online systems (e-App, Agent Portal, and website) will be going through maintenance and will be unavailable from 7PM – 8PM CST on Tuesday, August 21, 2018. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause and we thank you for your understanding!   GTL Online System Maintenance on Tuesday, August 21   #goldencareagent #gtl
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Categories: Critical Illness, Guarantee Trust Life, Hospital Indemnity Plan, Industry News, Medicare Supp./Adv., and Short-Term Care.