Oscar Health Introducing a New Partnership
I’m excited to let you know that Mulberry Insurance Agency, an Oscar brokerage subsidiary, is now partnering with National General Accident & Health (NatGen) to sell NatGen Select Dental PPO and Plan Enhancer coverage solutions. * This partnership demonstrates our commitment to helping you give your clients – Oscar members and non-Oscar members alike – […]
TDI: Texas Department of Insurance – Changes to Agent Licensing Laws
Changes to agent licensing laws The Texas Department of Insurance has issued a bulletin listing major changes to agent licensing provisions during the 87th Legislature. Those include: Increasing ethics continuing education requirements. Removing the life and health insurance counselor license. Removing insurance service representative license. Discontinuing registration for home office salaried employees. Eliminating subagent appointments. […]
CMS Proposed Rule to Increase Americans’ Access to Health Coverage for 2022
CMS Proposed Rule to Increase Americans’ Access to Health Coverage for 2022 The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) today proposed a series of provisions to follow through on President Biden’s commitment to build on the Affordable Care Act (ACA), expand health coverage access and advance health equity. These provisions are the third installment […]
Oscar Health: Network Expansion Announced Today
Today, Oscar Health announced that it is expanding its network in San Antonio and El Paso to incorporate the HCA hospital system. www.hioscar.com Effective immediately, Oscar’s network will now include the Methodist hospital system in San Antonio and the Las Palmas del Sol hospital system in El Paso, which will add nine hospitals and 260 […]
American Rescue Plan Lowers Health Insurance Costs for Americans Who May Have Lost Their Job
Consumers should Visit HealthCare.gov Beginning July 1 to see if they Qualify for New Financial Help. As part of the American Rescue Plan (ARP) signed by President Biden, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is again lowering the cost of health insurance and opening more pathways for Americans to obtain affordable and comprehensive […]
Agent Alert: Breaking News for Life & Health Insurance Agents and Brokers
Members who received Unemployment Insurance Benefits (UIB) any week in 2021 can now take advantage of additional APTC and Cost-Sharing Reductions (CSR). Please review the communication below from Covered California for detailed information. Make sure you have your Carrier Contracting for ACA Sales & Medicare Sales! Agility Producer Support (866) 590-9771 [email protected]
Cigna: Health disparities can impact your clients and their bottom line.
Why should you and your clients be aware of social determinants of health? Social determinants of health (SDoH) are social, economic and environmental conditions that can impact a person’s health. Simply put, certain individuals experience barriers to care because of factors such as race, income, education level, gender identity and more. When people don’t have […]
May 2021 Health Insurance Marketplace Special Enrollment Period Report Now Available
Healthcare.gov: May Marketplace 2021 Special Enrollment Period Report Today, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released a new report that shows that more than 1 million new and returning consumers have health coverage through the Health Insurance Marketplace that costs $10 or less per month after advance payments of premium tax credits […]
MOLINA: TEXAS NETWORK UPDATE
We have expanded our network to take better care of our Texas Molina Marketplace members! We are pleased to announce that Methodist Hospital System is now contracted with Molina Marketplace in Harris County. Molina Marketplace members now have access to care at the below Methodist Hospital facilities in Harris County: Houston Methodist Hospital Houston Methodist […]
5 top ways to use the HealthSherpa Agent Export Report
If you use HealthSherpa for your ACA enrollments, you’re familiar with the client table. In addition to this top level information, agents are able to click into each client’s details and see all application information. But, what if instead of looking up a specific client’s application, you wanted to search or analyze all clients who […]
2022 Broker Rollout Events
Annual Enrollment Period is coming, and Devoted Health wants to make this your best year ever. We’ve got new details and benefits on our plans, new swag, and much more. Register for an in-person or online session to learn more about our 2022 plans in your territory. Select your state to get started. Arizona: Maricopa, […]
2021 Marketplace Special Enrollment Period Report
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) report that over 528,000 Americans signed up for health insurance from the start of the 2021 Marketplace Special Enrollment Period (SEP) for consumers in HealthCare.gov States through March 31st, including approximately 322,000 signups from March 1st to March 31st. February 15th – March 31st, 2021 The Centers […]
2021 APTC Subsidy Change
Don’t miss the chance to enroll new and existing clients in more affordable coverage! Learn how much your clients in Texas can save with the recent expansion of APTC subsidy eligibility. See below for an example of how the subsidy changes would impact a 40-year-old at 150% of the FPL on a Bronze Classic Next […]
2021 Special Enrollment Period Access Extended to August 15 on HealthCare.gov for Marketplace Coverage.
President Biden announced that the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is extending access to the Special Enrollment Period (SEP) until August 15 – giving consumers additional time to take advantage of new savings through the American Rescue Plan. This action provides new and current enrollees an additional three months to enroll or re-evaluate […]
Humana: New to Digital Marketing and Virtual Sales? Start Here.
Now that you’re contracted with Humana… What’s next? Chances are, you’re doing more online than you have before whether it’s grocery shopping, visiting the doctor, or meeting with clients. In fact, transitioning to virtual client interactions is imperative to help them stay safe and healthy in light of the global COVID-19 pandemic. We know that […]
2021 Covid SEP Overview: Enroll without a life change, Feb 15 through May 15 for *most* states.
The short version: Most states are launching a “Covid SEP” where your clients will not need a Qualifying Life Event to enroll. This starts February 15th and ends May 15th. So, this is just like an Open Enrollment Period—where unenrolled clients can get enrolled, and currently enrolled clients can […]
Healthcare.gov: Marketplace Webinars for Agents and Brokers
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is hosting two webinars on August 11 and August 14. SAVE MY SEAT >> The August 11 webinar will review the plan year 2021 registration and training process for those who did not complete the Marketplace registration and training requirements for plan year 2020. Agents and […]
Social Media Strategy & Compliance Guide for Medicare and ACA
As social media soars… It’s up to you as modern day, professional Life & Health Insurance Agents to stay up-to-date with marketing in a digital world. Agility Insurance Services’ all-in-one platform; enrollinsurance.com is happy to provide you with some general social media stats, tips, facts and guidelines. In this downloadable eBook, you will find key […]
Digital Medicare for Agents: A Complete ConnectureDRX Guide
Agility Insurance Services is proud to introduce yet another game changing tool for our agents. When you join the Agility team, you get free access to our all-in-one Digital Medicare App through ConnectureDRX. Making virtual quoting and enrollments easier then ever for your Medicare clients. Provide them ease of use with quoting, enrollment, shop and […]
Virtual Enrollments for Life and Health Insurance Agents
With so many people staying home and staying safe due to the Covid-19 pandemic, there has never been a better time to learn and use Virtual Enrollments. In this PDF eBook you will learn to: Identify your prospects and how you will reach them. Meet with them virtually. Contact without contact. Follow through the sale […]