Beginning October 01, 2022 Medicare brokers/agents will be required by CMS (Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services) to record ALL ingoing and outgoing phone calls (or Zoom, etc calls) under the following circumstances: Calling medicare sales leads Scheduling appointments Collecting Scope of Appointments Collecting medication and pharmacy information Discussions about your providers Telephonic (and web based) enrollments If a client … Read More
Biden Administration Releases Proposed Rule To Fix Longtime ACA “Family Glitch”
The Biden administration has proposed fixing a longtime “family glitch” in the Affordable Care Act (ACA) that has led to an estimated more than 5 million people not getting vital cost assistance. The Treasury Department and the Internal Revenue Service issued a proposed rule Tuesday that creates a minimum value for family members of employees who are eligible for tax … Read More
The Essential Guide to Group Long-Term Care Insurance
From our good friends at: www.ltcipartners.com Introduction Most employees planning for retirement have three major concerns – an unexpected health event, outliving their income, and passing away financially unprepared. Life Insurance programs and retirement savings programs such as 401(k)’s can address two of these major concerns. Many serious health events are covered by Medicare or supplemental private health insurance policies. … Read More
Rising Tide Lifts All Boats for Surging Voluntary Benefits
From our friends at: www.benefitspro.com Unless you’ve been underwater holding your breath for the past several months, you know by now the voluntary benefits industry made a big splash last year. The industry woke from its pandemic-induced slumber to produce an overall growth rate of 11.3% and $8.307 billion in sales. The “basics” — voluntary life and disability insurance — … Read More
How Much Health Insurers Pay For Almost Everything Is About To Go public
From our good friends at: www.npr.org The new rules will help people get upfront cost estimates for about 500 so-called “shoppable” services, meaning medical care they can schedule ahead of time. Consumers, employers and just about everyone else interested in health care prices will soon get an unprecedented look at what insurers pay for care, perhaps helping answer a question … Read More
How Many Hours Can You Work and Still Collect Social Security?
From our good friends at: www.gobankingrates.com Working Before Full Retirement Age From the perspective of the Social Security Administration, full retirement age for those born in 1960 or later is 67. If you continue to draw income before you reach full retirement age, the SSA considers you a worker rather than a retiree. As such, some of your benefits may … Read More
How Does Medicare Cover Hospice Care
Hospice is a program of end-of-life pain management and comfort care for those with a terminal illness. Medicare’s hospice benefit is primarily home-based and covers end-of-life palliative treatment, including support for one’s physical, emotional, and other needs. It is important to remember that the goal of hospice is to help an individual be as comfortable as possible, not to cure … Read More
Four Factors that make Millennials look at Group LTC
From our friends at www.ltcipartners.com Population Expectations: Millennials are growing to be the largest living adult generation, and in 2019 pew predicts that they will surpass the Boomers as the dominant generation. That also means that they are going to be the largest adult population in the workforce, with their parents or grandparents likely to retire within the next 10 … Read More
Dental Insurance Plans: What’s Covered, What’s Not
From our friends at www.webmd.com What’s Covered, What’s Not If you have dental benefits, do you know what’s in the fine print and what type of plan is best for you? Many Americans — 77% — have dental benefits, the National Association of Dental Plans says. Most people have private coverage, usually from an employer or group program. Large employers … Read More
Cataract Awareness
From our friends at www.preventblindness.org More than half of all Americans age 80 or older either have cataracts or have had surgery to remove cataracts, according to the National Eye Institute (NEI). The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) states that cataract is the leading cause of vision loss in the United States, and the leading cause of blindness … Read More