MeridianCare/Wellcare Agent Events | September

MeridianCare/WellCare are hosting agent product lunch meetings all throughout the state of Ohio in September.

Please RSVP below to one of the locations near you!

Greater Cincinnati

September 9 Launch Meeting 10AM Indiana Wesleyan University: 9286 Schulze Dr, West Chester, OH

September 17 Launch Meeting 10AM Indiana Wesleyan University: 9286 Schulze Dr, West Chester, OH

 

Greater Cleveland

September 10 Launch Meeting 10AM Indiana Wesleyan University: 4100 Rockside Rd, Independence, OH 

September 19 Launch Meeting 10AM Indiana Wesleyan University: 4100 Rockside Rd, Independence, OH

 

Toledo

September 18 Launch Meeting 10AM Holiday Inn Express & Suites: 12710 Roachton Rd, Perrysburg, OH 43551

 

If you have any questions, please contact your Cornerstone Senior Marketing representative.

Wellcare/Meridian Updates

Here are some recent updates and highlights from Wellcare & Meridian we would like to share:

  •  The 2020 Annual Certification Training (ACT) is scheduled to release July 9th! Per the certification process, after you complete contracting you will be enrolled in ACT. However, due to the transition of training from 2019 ACT to 2020 ACT, the earliest you will be enrolled into ACT is July 9th. Completing 2020 ACT will fulfill the ACT requirement to market/sell both 2019 and 2020 WellCare products. Note: In order to market/sell 2019 MeridianCareCare products, agents must complete the 2019 MeridianCare certification requirements through Miramar (Sentinel Elite).  Read More Here
  • COMING IN JULY: 
    • A NEW Mobile SOA App
    • eApp: Off-line electronic application submission made easy
    • Paper Application Upload: Learn how to scan paper applications via the Agent Connect portal
    • and More! Click here to learn more
  • Wellcare’s footprint is expanding in 2020! They are growing their platform into Ohio, Indiana, and Michigan by acquiring Medicare Advantage and Medicaid company, Meridian. Further, Wellcare is expanding footprints into Missouri, New Hampshire, and Washington! Read More Here

 

MeridianCare and WellCare Health Plans, Inc. Consolidation

As previously communicated, MeridianCare became a subsidiary company of WellCare, and as of 1/1/2020, the companies will be fully integrated and operating under the same platforms. Going forward, email communications regarding the WellCare and MeridianCare transition will be on new co-branded template.

What’s Next?

During the transition, you can expect the following in preparation for 2020 open enrollment period:

  1. Invitation from WellCare Health Plans prompting you to complete the 1099 agent contract
  2. Enrollment into the 2020 WellCare Annual Certification Training (ACT)
    1. This will be replacing the MeridianCare’s Miramar (formally known as Sentinel Elite) annual certification program
  3. Communications regarding 2020 America’s Health Insurance Plans (AHIP) requirement
    1. WellCare does not accept PinPoint or Gorman Health Plan certificates for the Medicare Advantage annual certification requirement.
  4. Transition of the MeridianCarebrand to WellCare (plans and communications)

Please look for upcoming communications regarding all topics outlined above.

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

MeridianCare’s New Online Enrollment Application

Attention MeridianCare Agents:

MeridianCare is excited to announce for the 2019 sales season the launch of their brand new Online Enrollment Application(OEA). This is the required method of submission for all Cornerstone appointed brokers. They have made some major improvements to the OEA that will make it a lot easier to complete an application for a beneficiary. For example, Meridian added the Scope of Appointment and the Statement of Understanding to the OEA. See link below for a user guide that will take you step-by-step through the online application.

There are a few things to keep in mind:

  1. If an application does not have an email address that field is not require. Also, please do not enter your email address in this field since it is stored to the members account.
  2. If you would like a copy of the application for your records, you can print a copy by clicking the link on the confirmation page at the end. For further instructions refer to the user guide below.
  3. If you have never used the OEA before remember to select “I am an agent” so the system can assign you as the agent of record.

If you have any questions regarding the Online Enrollment Application please reach out to your Cornerstone Senior Marketing Representative.

Online Enrollment Application (OEA) Job Aid