Have You Completed Your 2019 Medicare Certifications?

If you haven’t, all the information that you need is available on the Cornerstone website and AEP Prep Guide web page. Some carrier deadlines for 2019 certification are quickly approaching!

Please remember that you must complete the annual certification process with each carrier not only to sell new business, but to receive renewal commissions as well.

Click here for certification sites and instructions.

Click here for our AEP Prep Guide for more certification information and tips!

If you have any questions or are experiencing any difficulties with the certification process, please contact your Service Representative listed below.

Senior Service Team Alpha Split (by BROKER’S last name):

A – F: Jim Meyer | 513.629.2395

G – K: Lila Sohnly | 614.763.2263

L – Q: Michelle Kapp | 614.763.2257

R – Z: Lisa VanSuch | 614.763.2258

Strategic Partners:

Kelley Myers | 614.763.2248

The HealthPlan’s 2019 Marketing Materials are Available

The HealthPlan 2019 materials are now available to order through your direct THP Agent link!

Agent Certification for 2019 is required before the 2019 materials can be ordered. 2019 kits consist of Enrollment Guides that include all SecureCare HMO and SecureChoice PPO Summary of Benefits and Enrollment Forms for a particular region. Kits are designated by region and are labeled either OH, WVOH or CAP.

SecureCare DSNP kits contain a Summary of Benefits, Enrollment Form, and a Star Ratings Form. There are no Enrollment Guides included with DSNP kits. Additional quantities of enrollment forms for this product ARE available to order separately.

You will receive an email confirmation that your order has been submitted for approval, and will receive a follow-up email notification when the order has been processed and is ready for shipping.

Contact your Cornerstone representative for more information.

Learn More About Allwell’s 2019 Products in Cleveland!

Allwell will showcase 2019 products including Medicare Advantage and DSNP plans. In addition, Allwell will cover marketing tools, discuss information on the Value Based Enrollment (VBE), and provide details on online enrollment and new application tools.

*Receive 1 free CE voucher for attending the session

DATE: Wednesday, September 12th

TIME: 10:00 am–12:00 pm

LOCATION: Cornerstone Cleveland Office

4500 Rockside Rd., Suite 330

Independence, OH 44131


Not contracted with Allwell? Contact your Cornerstone Senior Marketing sales representative today to get started!

Anthem’s First Looks Are Here: Don’t Miss Your Chance At A Sneak Peak!

Anthem has released their Medicare plans for 2019. Don’t miss your chance for a sneak peak at their plan benefits!

Click here to request a first look.

*If you would like to request a different state other than Ohio or in addition, please state in the email button above


Not contracted with Anthem? Reach out to your Cornerstone Senior Marketing Sales representative to get appointed!

Check Out Allwell’s Current 2018 D-SNP Network

Attention: NW Ohio Agents!

While Allwell waits for 2019 First Looks to rollout, check out their current 2018 D-SNP Network!

  • Promedica — Fostoria Community Hospital, Flower Hospital, Memorial Hospital, Toledo Hospital, Bay Park Community Hospital, Defiance Regional Medical Center, Arrowhead Behavioral Hospital
  • Mercy — Anne Hospital, St. Charles Hospital, St. Rita’s Medical Center, St. Vincent’s Medical Center, Defiance Regional Medical Center
  • And More — University of Toledo Medical Center, St. Luke’s Hospital, Bellevue Hospital, H.B. MaGruder Hospital, Regency Hospital of Toledo Lima Memorial, Firelands Regional, Wood County Hospital, and Community Hospitals and Wellness Centers.

Get ahead of the game with Allwell’s Innovative Enrollment Capabilities

  • Eligibility lookups
  • Value-Based Enrollments (HRA)
    • Sales agents will receive a $50 administration fee that is distinctly separate from the sales commission and associated CMS commission guidelines when they perform a Value-Based Enrollment using the Ascend Enrollment technology.

Contact your Cornerstone Senior Marketing representative for more information

WellCare’s First Look is Available!

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.

 

Click here to view MAPD plan benefits in KY.

2019 Aetna Individual Medicare Producer Certification is Here!

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.

Get Started On Your SilverScript 2019 Annual Certification

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.

Medical Mutual 2019 MAPD Certification Opens July 11, 2018

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.