UnitedHealthcare has released their Medicare Advantage plans for 2019. Don’t miss your chance for a first look at their plan benefits!
*Please ask for a specific state(s) when requesting your first look
Not contracted with UnitedHealthcare? Reach out to your Cornerstone Senior Marketing Sales representative to get appointed today!
Attention: NW Ohio Agents!
While Allwell waits for 2019 First Looks to rollout, check out their current 2018 D-SNP Network!
Get ahead of the game with Allwell’s Innovative Enrollment Capabilities
Contact your Cornerstone Senior Marketing representative for more information
WellCare’s 2019 first look is available to view their MAPD plan benefits in Kentucky! To view other states available please click here for the full PDF.
2019 Aetna Individual Medicare producer certification began July 11, 2018!
Aetna’s 2019 producer certification process for Individual Medicare products (MA/MAPD & PDP) kicks off on July 11. Aetna’s certification includes AHIP, plus several Aetna-specific training modules, and costs $125. That’s $50 off the retail price for AHIP. So mark your calendars and plan to certify with us, starting, July 11, at AetnaMedicareProducerCertification.com. Remember, certification is one of the annual requirements you must complete to sell our 2019 plans this Annual Election Period.
The first two courses of the 2019 SilverScript Agent Certification curriculum (Medicare Overview and Compliance) are now available via the Portal’s, www.silverscriptagentportal.com “I want to…” section of the Toolbar, PDFs of the courses are available via the Portal’s Resources, Reference Materials section.
You can view these PDFs while taking the course quizzes. This provides for a very helpful “open book” test. If you have completed the 2019 AHIP, Pinpoint, or Gorman certification curriculum, we will give you credit for completing the SilverScript Medicare Overview and Compliance courses. Instructions on how to have the credit applied is on the Portal’s Training & Certification page.
The SilverScript product-specific course will be available shortly after CMS approves their 2019 plan designs. Remember to log back into the SilverScript Agent Portal in or after early-August to complete the balance of the SilverScript annual certification curriculum. If CourseMill presents you with a log in screen, then you may need to add [*.]enrollmentportals.com to use tracking cookies in your browser. You may then need to clear your cache, and then possibly cookies and history.
You must complete the 2019 annual certification requirements prior to December 7, 2018 (the last day of AEP), in order to be eligible for 2019 renewal commission.
The Title 18 Attestation is required. All other modules are also mandatory and allow 5 attempts. A passing grade of 90% is required.
New for 2019: each module includes downloadable slides. We have also incorporated the sales presentation videos into the Sales Events Training modules. There are two 12 minute videos. You must remain on the first slide of each video for 1 minute. It will then allow you to proceed without watching the entire video. These videos are posted in MyBrokerLink for future reference/use.
Certification completed beginning July 11th will allow you to sell for the remainder of 2018 as well as 2019.
Watch for dates and times of product roll-out meetings.
If you have any questions, please contact your Cornerstone representative or Medical Mutual Account Manager.
Aetna Medicare is expanding to the following Ohio counties in 2019:
| Auglaize Carroll Champaign Erie Fulton |
Guernsey Henry Huron Logan Madison |
Ottawa Sandusky Shelby Tuscarawas Wayne |
Subject to Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) approval. Confidential and proprietary. For agent use only. Do not distribute.
Contact your Cornerstone representative with any questions.
With concern over the rising costs of prescription drug costs, the Trump Administration’s FY2019 budget proposal includes a proposed 5-part plan that would change several features of the Part D drug benefit.
The following proposals are part of the Administration’s 5-part plan for Part D:
Click the link below for more information, or contact your Cornerstone representative today.
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The Marketplace Learning Management System (MLMS) will be closed starting July 18 at 6:00 PM ET until training for plan year 2019 goes live.
Before this “go-dark” period begins on July 18 at 6:00 PM ET, you should:
Certificates showing you have completed plan year 2018 registration and training will not be available after the MLMS closes.
To print your plan year 2018 Registration Completion Certificate(s), follow these three steps:
Select the “Print Certificate(s)” link and follow the prompts.
During the go-dark period, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) will be preparing for plan year 2019 registration and training. Stay tuned for updates, or visit the Resources for Agents and Brokers webpage.
Contact your Cornerstone representative with any questions.
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Anthem’s start of the 2019 AEP is finally here!
There are SIGNIFICANT CHANGES to the 2019 AHIP. Please make sure to read this in its entirety.
Here’s what you need to know…
Certification opens TODAY, June 27, 2018!
Getting Started
AHIP – if you go through Anthem’s website, there is a discount on the standard cost of $175; it will cost the same as last year, $125.
Anthem Modules – Please complete all until you have green checkmarks for everything listed for 2019.
Product Training Meeting – This meeting is the ONE meeting each year that Anthem wants you to please attend. There will be some great news to share this year so you will WANT AND NEED to be at this meeting! You can have your administrative team attend, but they do need to RSVP!
You can register for the Product Training Meeting NOW at https://brokertraining.anthem.com
Information You Need to Know
Marketing
Medicare Supplements
Not contracted with Anthem or have questions about the 2019 certification? Contact your Cornerstone Senior Marketing representative today!