GENETIC TESTING SCAMS: WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW

Recently, the Centers of Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has alerted carriers and the public of a scam designed to generate Medicare member referrals to genetic testing companies.

Cornerstone Senior Marketing cares about you and your client’s bet interest. This includes making sure you know what is and is not compliant. Read what some carriers have to say about this fraudulent scam:

If you have any questions please reach out to your CSM representative! We are here to help.

Upcoming Broker Trainings in Cleveland- IMPORTANT CHANGES

IMPORTANT CHANGES: The MMO training on Tuesday April 23 has been rescheduled to THURS. MAY 16 from 10am – 12pm in the Cleveland Office. See below for details. 

*Also a LIVE Medicare Center training has been added. See below.

Join Cornerstone Senior Marketing for our broker training sessions in April at our Cleveland office with UnitedHealthcare, Humana, Medical Mutual of Ohio, Dental Care Plus, & a Medicare Center review training!

RSVP HERE

*When RSVPing, please indicate which training and date you will be attending

Friday, April 12- UHC

TIME: 10:00 am – 12:00 pm

LOCATION: CSM’s Cleveland Office

4500 Rockside Rd., Suite 330

Independence, OH 44131

Join UHC and CSM to learn what tools UHC offers to better your business! UHC will be highlighting the following:

  • UHC’s toolkit
  • Marketing tools offered
  • Share best practices

Wednesday, April 17- HUMANA MP

TIME: 10:00 am – 12:00 pm

LOCATION: CSM’s Cleveland Office

4500 Rockside Rd., Suite 330

Independence, OH 44131

Join Humana & CSM to review updates on Humana’s 2019 Medicare products. Humana will also be discussing the following:

  • Online enrollment tools
  • Marketing strategies
  • Hot products to offer your clients

*THURSDAY MAY 16* – MMO

TIME: 10:00 am – 12:00 pm

LOCATION: CSM’s Cleveland Office

4500 Rockside Rd., Suite 330

Independence, OH 44131

Join Medical Mutual of Ohio & CSM for a review of MMO’s 2019 Medicare products and updates! MMO will be highlighting the following:

  • Why choose MMO products?
  • New online tools and marketing resources
  • Marketing opportunities

Wednesday, April 24- DCP

*CE CREDIT OFFERED*

TIME: 11:00 am – 2:00 pm

LOCATION: CSM’s Cleveland Office

4500 Rockside Rd., Suite 330

Independence, OH 44131

Join Dental Care Plus & CSM for a Lunch & Learn event with CE CREDIT OFFERED! DCP will also be discussing the following:

  • Dental 201 Presentation (Why Dental Matters, Today’s Dental Exams, and Expanding Dental Services)
  • How to cross sell Dental plans
  • Product information and services

*Tuesday, April 30- LIVE MEDICARE CENTER TRAINING*

TIME: 10:00 am – 12:00 pm

LOCATION: CSM’s Cleveland Office

4500 Rockside Rd., Suite 330

Independence, OH 44131

Join CSM’S Jaime Lebron & Matt Fry to review and learn more on the new Medicare Center enrollment tool. This will be an interactive training- please bring laptops or iPads! We will be discussing the following:

  • How to submit business through Medicare Center
  • Features of the available tools inside Medicare Center including the prescription drug lookup

 

If you have any questions regarding the sessions above, please reach out to Jaime Lebron

Aetna’s Med Supp 2020 Incentive Trip Update

Aetna has made a few changes regarding their 2020 Broker Incentive trip. The new destination will be at San Francisco, California.

Click below for a few communciaitons that Aetna has provided to explain the changes.

Some  Highlights of the Updates:

  • Aetna is  lowering overall qualifications for agents to $175,000 in placed premium.
  • They will still offer 3-for-1 on production for ancillary products and 2-for-1 on production for Final Expense.
  • The San Francisco highlights email will include a video featuring a celebrity guest that will share all the reasons we’re excited about San Francisco!

If you have any questions please reach out to your Cornerstone Senior Marketing representative.

Indiana State Health Underwriters Medicare Summit 2019 | Reserve Tickets Now!

Mark you calendars for Indiana’s Health Underwriters 2019 Medicare Summit!

WHERE: Indianapolis Marriott East

 7202 E 21st Street Indianapolis, IN 46219

 

WHEN: Wednesday May 8, 2019

7:15 am – 5:00 pm EST

Agents specializing in the Medicare market won’t want to miss one of the biggest Medicare events of the year. The annual ISAHU Medicare Summit is coming! This event happens the day before PIA’s annual convention at the Marriott East.

To reserve tickets, view the daily agenda, a list of speakers/panelists and more information on the event click HERE

NOW AVAILABLE: Quote & Enroll MS Plans Through CSG

Cornerstone Senior Marketing agents can now enroll clients online through CSG for Medicare Supplement plans with Aetna and Mutual of Omaha*!

To get started , click the “RUN QUOTE” button underneath Medicare Supplement on the CSG dashboard page. Click here to download a How To Guide to show you step-by-step how to quote and enroll for a Medicare Supplement plan. 
 
Please note, the ability to do an E-Application through the CSG mobile app is unavailable at this time. You can only enroll through the actual website here

Watch a Full E-Application Demo Here

For more information or questions please reach out to your Cornerstone Senior Marketing Sales Representative.

If you do not have access to our FREE CSG quoting tool and are interested please click here and select “Request Access”.

 

*More carriers to be added later this year

Anthem’s Broker Connection is Now Available

The new Anthem Broker Connection is now up and running! This is the NEW website that will have any webinar, class, and/or social events that you can register for.

Please use Chrome, safari, or Firefox and visit https://www.anthembrokerconnection.com/home and click “Start Here” to register your profile. After that, click the “Events” tab to find events that interest you. Anthem has 10 CEs to offer this year with the various classes, plus other sales based trainings and webinars.

Topics include:

  • How to Have the Sales Conversation
  • Fundamentals of the Senior Market (2 CE)
  • Understanding LIS and DSNP (1 CE)
  • mProducer and online tools
  • Silver Sneakers Updates
  • Anthem Essential Extras
  • Medigap reform (1 CE)

If you have any questions, reach out to your Cornerstone Senior Marketing representative.