Mutual of Omaha and its affiliates (United of Omaha, Companion Life Insurance Company, and United World) will be closed on Thursday, Nov. 23, and Friday, Nov. 24, 2017, for the Thanksgiving holiday. Thanksgiving Office Closing #goldencareagent #mutualofomaha #thanksgiving
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Aetna: 2018 Individual Medicare administrative fee payments
2018 Individual Medicare administrative fee payments Administrative fee payments are currently being processed and paid for Individual Medicare enrollments (MA/MAPD, PDP) effective January 2018 that were submitted during the Annual Election Period (AEP). To be eligible to receive administrative fee payments, all writing agents, uplines, payees and principals must be “ready to sell.” To eliminate or minimize chargebacks in January, we process administrative fee payments as follows: Initially, you’ll receive a partial payment, at the renewal rate, for all enrollments. Next, if CMS confirms that enrollments qualify as “initial sales” (i.e., if enrollees are “new to Aetna” or “new to
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CMS One-Week Blackout Period
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) will experience a partial system blackout period over the next week in order to update their systems. Please be advised that Medicare Advantage and Prescription Drug Plan enrollments and other transactions may pend for longer than is typical. Continue to submit applications within 24 hours of receipt. If you are experiencing slowdowns during the following timeframe, there is no need to call the Producer Help Desk (PHD). 8 p.m. (EST) Friday, Nov. 10 through 8 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 16. On the morning of Friday, Nov. 17, enrollment statuses will start to be
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Aetna: New Provider Lookup Hotline / Provider Lookup Tools
NEW provider lookup hotline: 1-844-375-2394 You can now call a new Medicare provider lookup hotline for help looking up providers during the busy AEP selling season: 1-844-375-2394. This hotline is for ready-to-sell brokers only and is available now through December 7. Representatives are available 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. CT. Learn more. How to find network providers for MA/MAPD plans Whenever possible, use our online directory tools, AetnaMedicare.com/findprovider and Coventry-Medicare.com/findprovider, which are updated 6 days a week. For your offline needs, provider directory PDFs are also available. • You can find Aetna provider directory PDFs on Producer World (Individual Medicare
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Aetna: New Provider Lookup Hotline
Need assistance looking up providers? Call our new provider lookup hotline! Great news! You can now call a new Medicare provider lookup hotline for help looking up providers during the busy AEP selling season: 1-844-375-2394. This hotline is for ready-to-sell brokers only and is available now through December 7. Representatives are available 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. CST. What’s the goal: The goal is to help you get provider information quickly, and to help ensure your clients know if their providers participate in our Aetna Medicare provider network. Who can participate: YOU! We’re inviting all ready-to-sell agents to use this
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Five Tips to Avoid Medicare Supplement Application Delays
Give your clients the facts and put them at ease This year’s Medicare Advantage Annual Election Period (AEP) and the Medicare Advantage Disenrollment Period (MADP) are upon us. Annual enrollment runs from October 15 to December 7. We know you’re busy, so here is a quick reference list to get you through some of the situations you may face when selling Medicare Supplement insurance. The following five scenarios will require additional information at the time of application to avoid processing delays. Coming off a Medicare Advantage Plan because the plan is no longer offered The applicant will need to send
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Good News | Omaha Medicare Supplement Premium-Saving Features
More Ways To Keep Money In Your Medicare Clients’ Pockets Your cilents will appreciate your ability to keep money in their pockets with the premium saving features of Omaha’s Medicare supplement plans: 12% and 7% Household Discounts Your clients can save premium dollars when they are eligible for our household discount. Click for more details or see the Med supp application for state specific eligibility. Plus, High Deductible Plan F and Plan N are both good options for people, especially those coming off Medicare Advantage plans. Click here for more information. Click to Watch Omaha Medicare Supplement Training
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Medicare Supplement News – Omaha Family of Companies
Upcoming Rate Adjustments Learn more about the upcoming rate adjustments in LA and MO, by reading the field communication. • 2010 Modernized In-force Only Rate Adjustment – LA • 1990 Standardized Rate Adjustment – MO & LA Med Supp Premium Savers Your clients will appreciate your ability to keep money in their pockets with our premium saving features on our Medicare supplement plans: 12% and 7% Household Discounts Your clients can save premium dollars when they are eligible for our household discount. Click for more details or see the Med supp application for state specific eligibility. High Deductible Plan F A
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Transamerica: New Business Phone Lines Closed Noon – Close 11/6
Both the Final Expense and Medical Supplement New Business phones lines will be closed on 11/6/17 from noon to close CST. We have an all-employee team meeting, then will be focusing our staff on processing and placing policies for the remainder of the day. If you have an immediate need, please email us at FinalExpenseNewBus@Transamerica.com or MedSupNewBus@Transamerica.com. #goldencareagent #transamerica
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Aetna: A Note…
Thank you for your great effort in AEP A note from Aetna Individual Medicare Sales Aetna has been the subject of significant media coverage over the past few days. We appreciate and understand that it has generated great interest to industry observers, investors and others. It is our policy not to comment on rumors or speculation. We can’t control rumors but we can steadfastly focus on those we serve. The fact is, Aetna has a long-standing track record of supporting our trusted Medicare advisor/broker distribution channels. We will continue to deliver on the commitments we make. Our focus is to
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Aetna and Medicare Supp./Adv..
