Category: General

Impacts of the IRA on the Medicare Market

ATTENTION: BIG Changes Coming to the Medicare Market The Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 is bringing some major changes to the Medicare landscape that will impact all beneficiaries for years to come.  Are you ready to help your clients find their best-fit coverage? In brief, the IRA made or will make the following changes to […]

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Need to Know – The LIS Program

Along with the launch of Medicare Part D in 2006 came a program for individuals whose income and resources were limited, providing assistance with the cost of their medications. This program is called Low Income Subsidy (LIS), or Extra Help, and covers 12.5 million individuals as of March, 2019. LIS individuals qualify to receive assistance […]

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NAIC Warns Industry of New Phishing Scam

The National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) issued a warning about a new phishing scam targeting insurance producers. From their website https://www.naic.org, the alert says “We are aware of a phishing scam targeting insurance producers regarding a falsified insurance claim related to their company that has been submitted to the National Association of Insurance Commissioners. […]

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Medicare Fraud Alert: Genetic Testing Scam

From the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Inspector General, “Fraud Alert: Genetic Testing Scam” – Updated August 13, 2019. The US Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General is alerting the public about a fraud scheme involving genetic testing. Genetic testing fraud occurs when medicare is billed for […]

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Medicare.gov Plan Finder Changes are Coming

Many agents utilize Medicare.gov’s Plan Finder to run their clients’ drug lists each year in the search for the “best” coverage available. In doing so, agents have saved thousands of drug list ID’s and passwords so they can go back into the system the following year, retrieve the list and re-check the results. Starting October […]

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LIAM Starts September 1st!

September 1st marked the beginning of Life Insurance Awareness Month, making it the perfect time to have conversations with your Medicare clients and prospects to see if they have adequate life insurance coverage, and to see if they have appropriately planned for their end-of-life needs. It is no false tagline, oftentimes a customer can secure […]

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