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CMS FAQs – New Medicare Marketing Rules

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Important Memo

FAQ

Staying compliant is an essential component to being successful in the Medicare market. CMS published their 2024 Policy and Technical Changes that include new marketing and communications regulatory requirements.

These changes have an impact on all agencies and brokers selling Medicare Advantage and/or Part D plans.

Integrity Marketing Group has developed two valuable guides to help you understand the latest rule changes and how they will impact your AEP 2024 preparations: a New Rules Frequently Asked Questions guide and a comprehensive Compliance Reference Guide.

FAQs GUIDE

COMPLIANCE GUIDE

Download both plus access additional information

from national carriers on our website:
CMS FAQs

PLEASE NOTE: Since the publication of Integrity’s FAQ guide, CMS has clarified the 48-hour rule to include a third exception: Unscheduled Inbound Calls.  Until updates are made, please disregard answers 9-11 listed on pages 13-14 of the guide pertaining to inbound calls.

GarityAdvantage Agencies
800-234-9488

Double-header webcast series from Anthem (ME/NH)

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Get ahead of the competition!

Anthem Webcasts

Get ahead of the competition with this dynamic webcast series that will have you poised for a winning streak during AEP and throughout the year. Susan Young, Senior Territory Manager at GarityAdvantage, joins Anthem Regional Sales Managers, Connie Cimler and Angela Sanborn, for two webcasts that will help you retain clients and grow your business.

Webcast: Transitioning from Group to Medicare

Wednesday, September 20th, 1:00PM – 2:30PM EDT

Whether you sell Group Health Insurance or Medicare Plans, this unique webinar is for you! Group Brokers will learn about Medicare to be able to help clients when it’s time to transition from a Group Plan to Medicare. Medicare Brokers will learn the important questions to ask when a client plans to leave a Group or already left and hasn’t enrolled. We will arm you with the information you need to…RETAIN YOUR CLIENTS WHEN THEY LEAVE A GROUP PLAN!
Reserve My Seat

Webcast:

Selling DSNP in Maine & DSNP Look-alike in New Hampshire

Wednesday, September 27th, 1:00PM – 2:30PM EDT

During this information-packed hour you will learn about the opportunity that awaits you in the LIS and DSNP markets. This ‘roll up your sleeves’ training is focused on the selling strategies you need to find prospects, assess their needs, offer solutions and close more business throughout the year in the lucrative LIS and DSNP markets.
Reserve My Seat

Questions? Contact your sales team.

Susan Young

Senior Territory Manager
phone

800-234-9488
email

Email Susan

Emily Pietrasik

Sales Support Specialist
phone

800-234-9488
email

Email Emily

Who is GarityAdvantage?

GarityAdvantage is a National Marketing Organization (NMO) for the top local, regional and national Medicare carriers. We are the only NMO physically located here in New England.

GarityAdvantage

We support our brokers with personalized training, unlimited co-op marketing dollars, leads during AEP, cutting edge enrollment technology and exceptional support throughout the year. Plus, all broker commissions are paid directly to you. You get the whole pie, not just a piece of it!

GarityAdvantage Agencies
800-234-9488

 

Have you completed your 2024 Certifications?

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Check your Certification Status

2024 Certs

Be Ready to Sell on October 15th!

AEP 2024 is just around the corner! Don’t wait to certify!

Visit our 2024 Certification Page for:

Check your certification status on our website*.

How to view your contracts & certifications:

  1. Visit the Contract List page on our website (log in required)
  2. Enter Your NPN
  3. Hit Submit

NOTE: *Contracting and certification status on the website may be delayed up to a week based on data received from the carrier. If you certified within the week, check this page again in a few days. Outside of that time frame, if data on this page doesn’t look correct, contact our Contracting Department.

Call or email our office if you need any assistance.

We are here to help: 800-234-9488

Thank-you,

The Garity Contracting Team

Need help? Request Assistance
Request Help

GarityAdvantage Agencies
800-234-9488

Humana to add Yale New Haven Health

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Humana to add Yale New Haven Health to Network!


Breaking News in Connecticut

Humana

BIG NEWS for Connecticut Agents!

Humana is significantly expanding its provider network with the addition of Yale New Haven Health! Effective date of this contract is September 1, 2023.

With the addition of this network, Humana is adding thousands of new providers, including PCPs, specialists, ancillary providers, and 5 hospitals (New Haven, New London, Bridgeport/Milford, Greenwich, and Westerly, RI).

Effective date of this contract is September 1, 2023. IMPORTANT: Do not write before the doctors are loaded after the 9/1/23 effective date.

How you can prepare before September 1, 2023:

Get Contracted

Get Certified

Attend the Lunch ‘n Learn with Humana

Join Humana’s Broker Relationship Manager, Jeanette Natale, and Garity’s National Director of Sales, Theresa Gontarek, to learn what all the Humana hype is about!

Wednesday, July 26th · 11:30am – 2pm EDT

J Roo’s Restaurant
243 Stiles Lane North Haven, CT 06473

After September 1, 2023:
  • Be patient as the doctors load. Loading starts on the effective date.  It will take some time.
  • CONFIRM doctors and facilities are in the find a doctor tool before writing an application.
  • If you call Humana to confirm – we will check the same tool you have access to.
  • Help make this a great experience for the members and yourselves by not jumping the gun!

Questions? Contact your sales team.

Theresa Gontarek

National Director of Sales
phone

800-234-9488
email

Email Theresa

Cassandra Lamb

Sales Support Specialist
phone

800-234-9488
email

Email Cassandra

Who is GarityAdvantage?

GarityAdvantage is a National Marketing Organization (NMO) for the top local, regional and national Medicare carriers. We approach our role with brokers a bit differently than our competitors – as we provide local market teams to work with you side-by-side to ensure you succeed. 

GarityAdvantage

This allows us to actively develop targeted lead programs and local market opportunities to help you prospect and sell as well as deliver personalized training, ongoing marketing support and co-op funding to support your specific needs. We also offer the latest tech tools to help manage your business including efficient lead calling tools, an agent dashboard and a virtual quote and enrollment platform. Rounding out our support is a back office team helping you every step of the way with contracting, commissions, enrollments and compliance. Plus, all broker commissions are paid directly to you. You get the whole pie, not just a piece of it! Call us today to learn more or request your contract now.  

GarityAdvantage Agencies
800-234-9488

New Low Med Supp Rates from National Carrier

Effective June 1st

Med Supp

New LOW Rates Approved for 6/1/23 Effective Date!

National Carrier! Household Name!

As of June 1st, 2023, you can offer a Medicare Supplement from a national carrier with one of the lowest Plan G rates in Connecticut and Supp 1A rates in the Massachusetts after 12% household discount.

PLUS – the carrier is offering high commissions for this plan plus additional sales bonuses. It’s a WIN/WIN for you and your clients! Call or click to request details. 

800-234-9488
Request Details

Questions?
Contact your local area sales team at 800-234-9488

CT/NY

Theresa Gontarek

National Director of Sales

Cassandra Lamb

Sales Support Specialist

MA/RI

Jane Feit

Senior Territory Manager

Taylor Burt

Sales Support Specialist

ME/NH/VT

Susan Young

Senior Territory Manager

Emily Pietrasik

Sales Support Specialist

Who is GarityAdvantage?

GarityAdvantage is a National Marketing Organization (NMO) for the top local, regional and national Medicare carriers. We approach our role with brokers a bit differently than our competitors – as we provide local market teams to work with you side-by-side to ensure you succeed.

GarityAdvantage

This allows us to actively develop targeted lead programs and local market opportunities to help you prospect and sell as well as deliver personalized training, ongoing marketing support and co-op funding to support your specific needs. We also offer the latest tech tools to help manage your business including efficient lead calling tools, an agent dashboard and MedicareCENTER, a virtual quote and enrollment platform. Rounding out our support is a back office team helping you every step of the way with contracting, commissions, enrollments and compliance. Plus, all broker commissions are paid directly to you. You get the whole pie, not just a piece of it! Call us today to learn more or request your contract now.  

GarityAdvantage Agencies
800-234-9488

 

Fast Track to Medicare for NEW Agents

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Reserve Your Seat – Limited Availability

Networking

NO muss NO fuss NO AHIP – Shortcut to Medicare Success

UnitedHealthcare & GarityAdvantage Agencies invite you to join your broker peers for an informational meeting that will lay out how you can take the Fast Track to getting started selling Medicare.

Beginning your Medicare selling career means starting with a top carrier with a broad portfolio of options for your clients. Did you know UHC does not require AHIP to certify and get Ready-to-Sell?

Reasons to work with UnitedHealthcare:

  • #5 on Fortune 500 list of companies in 2022

  • 45 years of experience

  • Serves more Medicare Beneficiaries than any other insurer

  • Fortune world’s most admired companies for 12 years in a row

  • Only company to carry Medicare plans with the AARP®

  • Own your own book of business and full Medicare commissions

Fast Track to Medicare for AEP with UHC

Space is Limited ~ RSVP Today

GarityAdvantage Agencies
17 Accord Park Drive, Suite 207
Norwell, MA 02061
Map

Thursday, June 15th | 10AM – 1PM EDT
RESERVE MY SEAT

Do you have a peer in the insurance market who you think would be a good fit with Garity? Bring them along or forward this invitation! Your referral could earn you cash through our New Agent Referral Program.

Can’t attend or want a one-on-one call before the event? Book a call with Jane for another date and time here.

Jane Feit

Jane Feit

Senior Territory Manager, MA & RI
GarityAdvantage Agencies

Who is GarityAdvantage?

GarityAdvantage is a National Marketing Organization (NMO) for the top local, regional and national Medicare carriers. We approach our role with brokers a bit differently than our competitors – as we provide local market teams to work with you side-by-side to ensure you succeed.

GarityAdvantage

This allows us to actively develop targeted lead programs and local market opportunities to help you prospect and sell as well as deliver personalized training, ongoing marketing support and co-op funding to support your specific needs. We also offer the latest tech tools to help manage your business including efficient lead calling tools, an agent dashboard and MedicareCENTER, a virtual quote and enrollment platform. Rounding out our support is a back office team helping you every step of the way with contracting, commissions, enrollments and compliance. Plus, all broker commissions are paid directly to you. You get the whole pie, not just a piece of it! Call us today to learn more or request your contract now.  

GarityAdvantage Agencies
800-234-9488

 

Discover the Value of Selling WellSense

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Join us on May 19th

WellSense

Join Susan Young, Senior Territory Manager at GarityAdvantage, and Brian Andrew, Manager, Consumer Sales and Performance at Wellsense, as they discuss the value of adding WellSense to your Medicare portfolio. You and your NH clients will benefit from:

  • Plans offered in ALL counties of New Hampshire with Low MOOP

  • $0 premium Signature HMO

  • $19 premium Choice HMO

  • Robust, quality provider network, including majority of Medicare providers in NH and border hospital systems in MA/ME/VT

  • DSNP look alike plan with Comprehensive Dental and other attractive supplemental benefits

  • Network pharmacies like Walmart, CVS and Walgreens
Leads

Webcast:

Discover the Value of Selling WellSense

Friday, May 19th, 9AM – 10AM EDT
Save Your Spot

Can’t attend? Complete the form to request more information about adding WellSense or get started and request a contract here.

Questions? Contact your sales team.

Susan Young

Senior Territory Manager
phone

800-234-9488
email

Email Susan

Emily Pietrasik

Sales Support Specialist
phone

800-234-9488
email

Email Emily

Who is GarityAdvantage?

GarityAdvantage is a National Marketing Organization (NMO) for the top local, regional and national Medicare carriers. We approach our role with brokers a bit differently than our competitors – as we provide local market teams to work with you side-by-side to ensure you succeed.

GarityAdvantage

This allows us to actively develop targeted lead programs and local market opportunities to help you prospect and sell as well as deliver personalized training, ongoing marketing support and co-op funding to support your specific needs. We also offer the latest tech tools to help manage your business including efficient lead calling tools, an agent dashboard and MedicareCENTER, a virtual quote and enrollment platform. Rounding out our support is a back office team helping you every step of the way with contracting, commissions, enrollments and compliance. Plus, all broker commissions are paid directly to you. You get the whole pie, not just a piece of it! Call us today to learn more or request your contract now.  

GarityAdvantage Agencies
800-234-9488

Unlock High Performance with LeadCENTER

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Grow your business with compliant leads

GarityAdvantage
LeadCENTER

LeadCENTER is here to help you boost production!

Did you know you can have quality leads delivered right to your MedicareCENTER CRM? All it takes is a few simple steps to set up campaigns in LeadCENTER. Then, at the flip of a switch, you can check in to have real-time leads delivered right to your MedicareCENTER account!

Reasons to get started with LeadCENTER:

  • TCPA compliant and exclusive leads

  • County-based heatmap searching

  • Management of existing leads

  • Lead notifications

  • Immediate access to new leads

  • Integration with MedicareCENTER

Upcoming LeadCENTER Training

TUESDAY

MAY 02

1PM EDT
Register

THURSDAY

MAY 04

4PM EDT
Register

LeadCENTER: powerful and easy to use. Built so you can focus on what matters. All from one place.
Start Using LeadCENTER

Sign up today to grow your business with LeadCENTER’s powerful enhancements and integrations.

GarityAdvantage Agencies
800-234-9488

 

LIVE DEMO Webcast: Boost Retention with AI-Powered Handwrytten Cards

NEW Marketing Partnership

Handwrytten

Did you know that…

  • handwritten notes have a 300% higher open rate than print mail?

  • handwritten notes have a 27 times greater response rate?

  • only 1 in 10 consumers have ever received a handwritten note from a brand?

  • 60% of consumers would BUY MORE from brands that make them feel appreciated?

Introducing Garity’s latest marketing partnership:
Handwrytten

Personal outreach to your clients year-round is an important tool to grow your retention rates, but writing out cards is time-consuming! Meet Handwrytten: They use high-tech robots capable of autonomously writing nearly 1500 handwritten notes a day! Automate your customer communication and retention plan with this truly amazing and personalized opportunity!

Handwrytten

  • 40% Off All Orders – Exclusive discount for GarityAdvantage Agents

  • Schedule Automated Birthday Cards: Use their special birthday automation system to never miss a birthday again!

  • Custom handwriting styles and signatures: Handwrytten can replicate your handwriting and signature.

  • Hundreds of card designs to choose from or design your own

  • Send Handwrytten notes on the go: Handwrytten’s iPhone and Android apps make it easy to send penned notes in just a few taps.

  • Garity Co-op Eligible

LIVE DEMO Webcast:

Boost Retention with AI-Powered Handwrytten Cards

Join us on April 19th at 1PM EDT
for a webcast introduction to Handwrytten. 
REGISTER NOW

GarityAdvantage Agencies
800-234-9488

GarityAdvantage is a National Marketing Organization (NMO) for the top local, regional and national Medicare carriers. We approach our role with brokers a bit differently than our competitors – as we provide local market teams to work with you side-by-side to ensure you succeed. This allows us to actively develop targeted lead programs and local market opportunities to help you prospect and sell as well as deliver personalized training, ongoing marketing support and co-op funding to support your specific needs. We also offer the latest tech tools to help manage your business including efficient lead calling tools, agent dashboard, custom agent collateral and retention tools, and a virtual quote and enrollment platform. Rounding out our support is a back office team helping you every step of the way with contracting, commissions, enrollments and compliance. Plus, all broker commissions are paid directly to you. You get the whole pie, not just a piece of it! Call us today to learn more! 

 

Looking for a NEW way to drive Medicare business?

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Looking for a NEW way to drive Medicare business?

Looking for a NEW way to

drive Medicare business?

Wrap Uber/Lyft vehicles in your area with targeted marketing messages about your agency using mobileads partner fleet!

Meet mobilads: Garity’s latest marketing partnership chosen to give you a head-start in the race to AEP

Leverage wrapped rideshare vehicles in a city near you to create awareness, increase inquires, and ultimately drive prospects to your business. Learn how this unique marketing option can work for Medicare brokers and take advantage of the special discount we negotiated for our contracted agents.

mobilads Mass Awareness campaigns puts your marketing message on a fleet of Premium Uber and Lyft drivers driving 40+ hours per week in high-traffic areas throughout downtown and surrounding neighborhoods or targeted zip codes. YOU choose the area, duration and artwork.

Join us for a  virtual introduction to mobilads and learn:

  • how mobilads powers your OOH (Out of Home) campaign

  • how mobilad experts can help you target the 65+ population near you including case studies

  • how to enhance your campaign with a Blitz

  • about the simple and transparent pricing (special reduced rates for contracted Garity agents!)

Webcast:
Rideshare Mobile Ads for Medicare Agents
Wednesday, Feb 22nd | 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM EST
REGISTER

Who is GarityAdvantage?

GarityAdvantage is a National Marketing Organization (NMO) for the top local, regional and national Medicare carriers. We approach our role with brokers a bit differently than our competitors – as we provide local market teams to work with you side-by-side to ensure you succeed.

GarityAdvantage

This allows us to actively develop targeted lead programs and local market opportunities to help you prospect and sell as well as deliver personalized training, ongoing marketing support and co-op funding to support your specific needs. We also offer the latest tech tools to help manage your business including efficient lead calling tools, an agent dashboard and MedicareCENTER, a virtual quote and enrollment platform. Rounding out our support is a back office team helping you every step of the way with contracting, commissions, enrollments and compliance. Plus, all broker commissions are paid directly to you. You get the whole pie, not just a piece of it! Call us today to learn more or request your contract now.  

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