Grab a cup of coffee and sit down with Garity’s Jane Feit and Aetna’s Cheryl Tassmer for an OEP & Beyond Strategy Session with tools for year-round selling.
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GarityAdvantageis 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, 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.
MedicareCENTER is FREE & offers powerful, easy-to-use solutions!
Congratulations on a successful AEP! We are grateful for all you have done to serve so many clients, and the important guidance you have provided to them during this decision-making time. As you already know, the best client relationships are those you nurture throughout the year — so make sure you’re using the best technology to make serving your clients easier than ever!
MedicareCENTER and the on-the-go convenience of the MedicareCENTER Mobile App offer:
CRM with Integrated Quote & eApp to build your book of business
Call Recording for CMS compliance
CRM Tags to prioritize client actions
Personal Agent Websites
Lead Integration with LeadCENTER
Notes & Reminders to keep you organized
And more, all for FREE!
Download the PDF for a feature highlight of this powerful technology.
Discover why thousands of agents have made the switch to MedicareCENTER and the MedicareCENTER Mobile App to help build their business year-round. It’s FREE and easy to use, helping you to produce more and serve clients even better. Log in today!
Thank you for all of your hard work this Annual Election Period.
Please follow these reminders to make sure your final selling days go smoothly.
ENROLLMENT DEADLINES
Per CMS, as an agent, you must receive and sign the consumer’s AEP enrollment application No Later than Wednesday, Dec. 7, 2022 to fulfill AEP election.
All Enrollments MUST BE *Received at GarityAdvantage or directly to the carriers NO LATER THAN the guidelines below.
If you sell D-SNP plans, you are eligible for an additional $125 for every NEW D-SNP plan.
Great News for the start of AEP!
Anthem broker incentive for completing the Health Risk Assessment (HRA) for NEW D-SNP plans is increasing from $100 to $125!*
IMPORTANT
*These changes begin with NEW D-SNP plans effective December 1st, 2022 and apply to all AEP DSNP HRA’s that have already been submitted for 1/1/2023 effective dates.
Each HRA must be completed and electronically submitted at the point of sale using Anthem’s mProducer.
If you are not submitting via mProducer, download the DSNP HRA fillable PDF form and submit it to the email address below within 7 calendar days from point of sale in order to qualify for payment: EMOsalesinitiatedhra@anthem.com
Reimbursement payments of $125 per HRA will be processed once the new D-SNP application is approved and the new member is active and will be paid within 60 days of the policy’s effective date.
HRA completions for current members moving to or switching between D-SNP plans are not eligible for payment.
Reimbursement payments will be included in commission statements.
Advantages for your Clients:
Encouraged by CMS as a way to identify and close the gaps in care and quality
Information contained in the HRA helps us improve access to care and affordability
Members are more likely to receive the care they need in the right setting for both preventive and chronic medical conditions
In observance of Thanksgiving, GarityAdvantage Agencies will be closed on Thursday, November 24th and Friday, November 25th. Additionally, our office will close at 1pm on Wednesday, November 23rd with the exception of our enrollment processing team who will retain their 9am-5pm hours.
Note: Carrier deadlines for enrollments still apply.
WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW:
Medicare enrollments dated before Thursday, November 24th MUST be sent to us no later than Wednesday, November 23rd during business hours (9AM-5PM). All enrollments taken/submitted on Thursday, November 24th will be processed on Friday, November 25th.
Tuesday enrollments sent after hours on
Wednesday risk being LATE to the carrier.
We will be providing limited staff to process your enrollments on Friday afternoon, November 25th, and Saturday morning, November 26th.
To ensure compliance with CMS enrollment time-frames, you should always submit your enrollments the day they are received. This requirement becomes especially important now because CMS requirements Do Not allow additional days for weekends and holidays.
Please use the links below for directions on how to submit your applications to the carriers directly between 5:00 PM, Wednesday, November 23rd and all day Thursday, November 24th.
For enrollments that are NOT time-sensitive, our Agent Dashboard and Enrollment Fax lines are open 24 hours to accept your enrollments. We will resume processing again on Monday, November 28th.
We are excited to introduce Trinity Health of New England! Available in Hartford and Tolland counties for 2023, ask about the lead program and information station table opportunities!
2023 Benefit Highlights
Investments in many key shoppable benefits
Hartford and Tolland Counties for 2023
Dental:
50% Extraction & Restorative coverage up to $1,000 on all plans. Two cleanings and X Rays per calendar year.
Grow your business with compliant leads, competitive pricing, lead notifications, MedicareCENTER integration and so much more. Sign up now.
Announcing the enhanced LeadCENTER, with the ability to deliver compliant leads directly to you with just a few clicks, plus integration with MedicareCENTER to streamline your workflow. This powerful technology is just one more way we are constantly innovating so that agents like you can serve more clients.
LeadCENTER lets you search leads in exactly the part of the country you need, choosing between Internet, Direct Mail and Social Media leads. Your leads are ready to use immediately after purchase.
Join Garity Advantage Agencies, Senior Territory Manager, Jeanette Natale, and Cigna HealthSprings’s, Broker Manager, Comie Stallmeyer, for a deep dive into their 2023 product portfolio including expansion into two new counties: Middlesex and Litchfield!
Join GarityAdvantage Sr. Territory Managers Kim Sanzo (VT) and Susan Young (NH) along with Bob Stocker, Humana’s Broker Relationship Manager for VT and NH as they take a deep dive into 2023 products, exciting new benefit enhancements, network improvements and expansion plans for 2023.
More plans. New benefits. Lower costs. Endless opportunities
Bob Stocker
Kim Sanzo
Susan Young
Plus, find out about all the additional support that Garity agents will be getting this AEP including:
Top CMS commissions (own your own book)
Year-round access to free leads and co-op marketing programs to help you sell
Access to the latest technology – CRM, market data and the top virtual quote and enroll tools on the market
Agency building support – all you need to build your business
Personalized agent collateral to market yourself to prospects
GarityAdvantageis 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, 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 is excited to present Massachusetts agents with a new Provider Marketing Opportunity!
Join your Senior Territory Manager, Jane Feit, and Gather Health’s Divisional Growth Director, Lt. Runnell Townsend Jr MSPH ,as they roll-out the details on September 7th.
Gather Health is a high-impact “Social Primary Care” solution built to address the needs and care gaps of society’s highest risk seniors. Their solution is driven by the community for the community, and Primary Care will be the catalyst for positive change.
They serve Medicare and Medicaid complex care patients in the community by offering:
Intimacy and Familiarity Personalized primary care that feels like a visit from a friend whenever you need one.
Recreational Focus Community activities take center stage — so healthcare rarely feels medicinal.
Community-Led Engagement Expertly tailored care experiences, each deeply informed by community leaders.
Person-First Philosophy Sensitivity to individual needs that extend far beyond traditional healthcare.
Come learn what this means for you as an agent, how you can help your clients and when this will all come together for Q4 2022.
GarityAdvantageis 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 and Medicare Select-a-Plan, our 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.