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Support Bill S. 5149: Recording requirements in the Medicare Marketing Rule

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Important Memo

GarityAdvantage

Tell Your Senators to Exclude Independent Agents and Brokers from the Recording Requirements in MA Rule!

The “Medicare Program: Contract Year 2023 Policy and Technical Changes to the Medicare Advantage and Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit Programs” rule includes a provision on new requirements for “marketing” calls. The intention of this rule is to stop fraudulent or misleading actors – such as certain call centers – from manipulating Medicare beneficiaries. However, the rule’s overly broad scope also applies these new regulations to licensed agents and brokers. As a result, this rule needlessly impacts agents who are acting responsibly.

On December 1st 2022, Senators Mike Rounds (R-SD) and James Risch (R-ID) introduced S. 5149, a bill that would exclude independent agents and brokers from the recording requirements in the Medicare Marketing Rule.

Contact your legislators today and urge them to support S. 5149!

Supporting the bill takes less than 60 seconds. Share with your clients!
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GarityAdvantage Agencies
800-234-9488

 

Care Partners of CT Adds YALE & ProHealth to Network

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Get contracted today

CarePartners of CT

CPCT Adds YALE & ProHealth to Network

CarePartners of Connecticut (CPCT) is significantly expanding its provider network, with the addition of Yale New Haven Health, Yale Medicine and ProHealth Physicians!

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

The new providers will begin to appear in our online directory on 11/14/22.  If you do not see a provider you expect, please contact David Pallotta (Broker Relations Manager) with any questions at David_Pallotta@CarePartnersCT.com

If you are not contracted and ready-to-sell CPCT, there no better time to do so! Request your contract today!

Get Contracted

FAQ

When will ProHealth Physicians, Yale New Haven Health and Yale Medicine providers be in the CarePartners of Connecticut online directory?

The new providers will begin to appear in our online directory on 11/14/22.  If you do not see a provider you expect, please email David Pallotta, Broker Relationship Manager, with any questions at David_Pallotta@CarePartnersCT.com

How many new physicians does this add to CarePartners of Connecticut’s network?
With the addition of these providers, CPCT is adding thousands of new providers, including PCPs, specialists, ancillary providers, and 5 hospitals to its network (New Haven, New London, Bridgeport/Milford, Greenwich, and Westerly, RI).

Are these providers replacing any of the existing provider groups, or are they additive-only?

These providers are additional and are not replacing any of the existing providers.

Are ProHealth Physicians, Yale New Haven Health and Yale Medicine part of both CarePartners of Connecticut’s PPO & HMO products networks?

Yes, the doctors participate in both the HMO and PPO product networks.

 

Do CPCT members need referrals for any of the doctors in the newly expanded network? 

No, they do not need a referral for any provider that is in our network.

 

How do I become a CPCT broker?

You can contact Jeanette Natale for more information or request a contract today!

Kit Pick-up

Drop by J Roo’s on Wednesday 11/16 between 12pm-2pm to pick up enrollment kits and grab a bite to eat. Let’s have a quick chat about how AEP is going and how we can help you make it even better!

CPCT KIT PICK-UP
11.16.2022 Between 12:00pm-2:00pm

JRoos 243 State Street North Haven, CT
RSVP for Kits

Questions? Contact our CT Sales and Support Team:

Jeanette Natale

Senior Territory Manager, CT
phone

800-234-9488
email

Email Jeanette

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 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

 

Introducing Trinity Health

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New for 2023

Trinity Health of New England

NEW CARRIER in CT: AEP 2023

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!

Trinity Health of New England

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.
    • Two additional dental buy-up options available: Dental Silver $1500 & Dental Gold $2000 Combined annual max.

  • Vision: Increasing hardware allowance on several plans.

  • OTC: Increasing quarterly allowance up to $115 per quarter on select plans.

  • Meals:

    • Adding post-discharge meals benefit to all plans.

    • $0 for 2 meals/day for 7 days on qualifying post-discharges.

  • Silver Sneakers on all plans

  • $0 Premiums on any plan
Access First Looks – MediGold CT by Trinity Health
Request a Contract

Questions? Contact your sales team.

Jeanette Natale

Senior Territory Manager, CT
phone

800-234-9488
email

Email Jeanette

Cassandra Lamb

Sales Support Specialist
phone

800-234-9488
email

Email Cassandra

GarityAdvantage Agencies
800-234-9488

 

Virginia – Get Contracted to Sell Kaiser Permanente MA plans

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Get ready to sell by early June for policies effective July 1, 2022

GarityAdvantage

Get Contracted to Sell Kaiser Permanente MA plans

GarityAdvantage is pleased to offer agents serving Northern Virginia the opportunity to sell Kaiser Permanente 5-Star Medicare Advantage plans.


Act now to take advantage of this great opportunity and benefit from Kaiser Permanente’s outstanding reputation in the market, with high demand from consumers for the comprehensive services and state-of-the-art facilities Kaiser Permanente can offer. Plus, their Connected Care model streamlines the health care experience for clients.

New to Kaiser?

Now’s the time to get contracted and ready to sell by early June for policies effective J‌uly 1, 2‌022. Simply complete the Kaiser Producer License Request Form to initiate their easy 4-Step Process.

Already Contracted?
If you currently have a Kaiser Permanente contract, we encourage you to request the move to GarityAdvantage to take advantage of our world-class training, lead programs, enrollment tech, marketing services and, most importantly, our local market support.
Request New or Move Your Contract Today!

Not Sure?
To learn more about contracting with Kaiser Permanente through GarityAdvantage, contact our Senior Territory Manager, Shana Conefrey for more information.

Contact your sales team.

Shana Conefrey

Senior Territory Manager
phone

800-234-9488
email

Email Shana

Maggie Pollard

Sales Support Specialist
phone

203-344-7148
email

Email Maggie

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, 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.  

GarityAdvantage Agencies
800-234-9488

 

Kaiser Permanente 5‑Star Medicare Advantage plans available in Colorado

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A plan in high demand from consumers

Offer your clients this extraordinary opportunity from Kaiser Permanente: 5-Star Medicare Advantage plans available to downlines and agents like you. ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ .‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ .‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌

 

Now You Can Enroll Clear Spring Health on Medicare Select-a-Plan

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Virtually enroll your Clear Spring Health clients

Medicare Select-a-Plan

Now you can quote & ENROLL your
Clear Spring Health clients!

NEW FLASH: Clear Spring Health becomes the latest carrier to offer virtual enrollment capabilities through Medicare Select-a-Plan–the popular and easy-to-use online quote and enrollment tool offered exclusively to independent agents contracted through GarityAdvantage.

Clear Spring Health joins the growing list of top Medicare insurance carriers in Virgina to offer enrollment capabilities on the MSAP platform including: Aetna, Anthem, Humana, UHC and WellCare.

With Select-a-Plan, you can:

Medicare Select-a-Plan

Complete the SOA process paper-free

Medicare Select-a-Plan

Enroll MAPD clients online and earn FULL COMMISSION

Medicare Select-a-Plan

Enter/save your customer’s prescription drugs (replacing medicare.gov)

Medicare Select-a-Plan

Check to see if your client’s doctors are in network across multiple carriers

Medicare Select-a-Plan

Leverage flexible remote signature technology via email or text

Medicare Select-a-Plan

Send customers a Personal Enrollment URL to facilitate self-enrollment

Access Medicare Select-a-Plan today!

Need an account?

Start here:
REQUEST ACCESS

Have an account?
Bookmark the MSAP tools page:
MSAP SUPPORT

Not Contracted?

Start here:
CONTRACT with CLEAR SPRING HEALTH

Questions? Contact your sales team.

Shana Conefrey

Senior Territory Manager
phone

800-234-9488
email

Email Shana

Maggie Pollard

Sales Support Specialist
phone

203-344-7148
email

Email Maggie

WHY 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. 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! 

Request Clear Spring Health Contracting Now!

GarityAdvantage Agencies
800-234-9488

 

Kim Sanzo Joins GarityAdvantage Agencies

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Kim Sanzo as Sr. Territory Manager for the NY and VT markets.

GarityAdvantage Agencies

Kim Sanzo Joins GarityAdvantage Agencies to strengthen their commitment to local market support for Medicare agents in NY & VT

Norwell, MA – November 10, 2021  GarityAdvantage Agencies, the largest Medicare-focused National Marketing Organization (NMO) in the Northeast has named Kim Sanzo as Senior Territory Manager for the New York and Vermont markets.

With more than 30 years of sales experience working at regional health insurance carriers in upstate New York and Vermont, Kim will be leveraging her local market insights, deep industry knowledge and key relationships to deliver Garity’s high-touch brand of sales support and service to agents and agencies seeking to grow their Medicare business throughout the region.

Kim’s insurance career began at Blue Cross and Blue Shield. Throughout her career, Kim has worked in commercial group sales and account management, training, broker sales and relations, as well as sales management. She had a 25-year tenure with MVP Health Care in Schenectady, NY and held various sales positions there. Over five years ago, Kim joined MVP’s Medicare sales management team where she gained her Medicare knowledge and expertise. Kim managed various units within the Medicare sales team including an outside sales team, new business call center and the broker program.

”Kim brings a wealth of experience and deep roots in the region through her work at top carriers such as Blue Cross and Blue Shield and MVP Health Care,” said Brian Garity, President of GarityAdvantage. “Her diverse sales leadership background combined with Garity’s world class suite of Medicare resources will help energize the brokers she serves to take their business to a whole new level. We’re excited to have her aboard.”

Ms. Sanzo added, “I pride myself on having excellent customer service skills and the ability to build successful relationships and strategic partnerships. I am looking forward to starting this new phase of my career and traveling throughout New York and Vermont to reconnect with old colleagues and developing new relationships.”

Kim resides in Niskayuna, NY, has a 16-year-old daughter and spends much of her spare time traveling to soccer games and tournaments. She also enjoys exercising and yoga. Please join us in welcoming Kim to the Garity team!

To learn more about how Garity can help you grow your Medicare business, call Kim at 518-417-2820 or request a call here.

Kim Sanzo

Kim Sanzo

Senior Territory Manager

About GarityAdvantage Agencies

GarityAdvantage Agencies is a national field marketing organization (NMO) headquartered in Norwell, Massachusetts that specializing in the senior market. They work with over 2,500 independent insurance brokers across the country to distribute a broad portfolio of Medicare and senior products from top carriers as well as a diverse menu of innovative sales and marketing tools, attractive lead programs, face-to-face training, and helpful services designed to ensure their brokers succeed.

 

Tricia Koteras, CLU Joins GarityAdvantage

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Medicare Insurance Veteran to Expand and Strengthen Broker Recruitment

GarityAdvantage

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Tricia Koteras, CLU Joins GarityAdvantage as Regional Territory Manager for Western States

Medicare Insurance Veteran to Expand and Strengthen Broker Recruitment and Development Activities in the West.

Los Angeles, CA, December 22, 2020 – National Marketing Organization GarityAdvantage Agencies announces and welcomes Tricia Koteras, CLU as Regional Territory Manager for western states.  Ms. Koteras will be responsible for expanding Garity’s unique hands-on broker service model to independent insurance agents/agencies focused on Medicare across the West.


Tricia Koteras, CLU

With well over a decade of sales agent development, support and service experience for several regional and national Medicare carriers such as UHC, Humana, SCAN and Molina Healthcare, Koteras is uniquely positioned to provide independent insurance agents/agencies in the region with the product insight and market knowledge they will need to be successful in the senior marketplace. Koteras said, “Joining the Garity team is an exciting opportunity for me. After devoting years to the carrier side of the business, it is exciting to work for an NMO with a real dedication to their agents in the field.  Their blend of training, technology, marketing and overall agent support has been driving tremendous growth for GarityAdvantage and providing a clear path to Medicare success for the producers they serve.  I am looking forward to bringing that level of service to brokers across the West.”

GarityAdvantage represents major carriers in the Medicare Advantage market including Aetna, Anthem, Humana, Cigna, UHC and WellCare.  Koteras will be charged with recruiting, training and supporting motivated agents/agencies to contract with the carriers GarityAdvantage represents to help them drive their senior market sales.

This important team expansion solidifies GarityAdvantage’s commitment to expanding their team of independent brokers operating throughout the western region. GarityAdvantage President Brian Garity expressed confidence that Koteras is ready to take on this challenging role, saying: “The hiring of Tricia corresponds with our company’s business growth strategy to deliver Medicare expertise through a high-touch, local service model to producers in key markets in the West. Bringing aboard an experienced industry veteran like Tricia to lead the charge sends a clear message to agents in the region that we are here to help you succeed.”

About GarityAdvantage Agencies

GarityAdvantage Agencies is a national field marketing organization (NMO) specializing in the senior market. They work with over 2,500 independent insurance brokers across the country to distribute a broad portfolio of Medicare and senior products from top carriers combining a diverse menu of innovative sales and marketing tools, virtual selling technologies, attractive lead programs, co-op marketing, virtual and face to face training, and a wealth of high touch support services all designed to help their brokers succeed.

For more information, please contact:

Tricia Koteras, CLU

GarityAdvantage Agencies

(562) 704-9311 PST

tkoteras@garityadvantage.com

GarityAdvantage Agencies
800-234-9488

Now You Can Enroll Harvard Pilgrim MA on Medicare Select-a-Plan

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Virtually enroll HPHC clients

Medicare Select-a-Plan

Now you can quote & ENROLL your HPHC clients!

NEW FLASH: Harvard Pilgrim Health Care (HPHC) becomes the latest carrier to offer virtual enrollment capabilities through Medicare Select-a-Plan–the popular and easy-to-use online quote and enrollment tool offered exclusively to independent agents contracted through GarityAdvantage.

HPHC joins the growing list of top Medicare insurance carriers in New England to offer enrollment capabilities on the MSAP platform including: Aetna, Anthem, Fallon, UHC and WellCare.


With Select-a-Plan, you can:

Medicare Select-a-Plan

Complete the SOA process paper-free

Medicare Select-a-Plan

Enroll MAPD and PDP clients online and earn FULL COMMISSION

Medicare Select-a-Plan

Enter/save your customer’s prescription drugs (replacing medicare.gov)

Medicare Select-a-Plan

Check to see if your client’s doctors are in network across multiple carriers

Medicare Select-a-Plan

Leverage flexible remote signature technology via email or text

Medicare Select-a-Plan

Send customers a Personal Enrollment URL to facilitate self-enrollment

Access Medicare Select-a-Plan today!

Need an account?

Start here:
REQUEST ACCESS

Have an account?
Bookmark the MSAP tools page:
MSAP SUPPORT

WHY 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. We support our brokers with personalized training, unlimited co-op marketing dollars, complimentary leads during AEP 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! Request an HPHC contract or add another great carrier to your portfolio.

Contact your Territory Manager or Sales Support Specialists if you have any questions. See you there!

GarityAdvantage Agencies
800-234-9488
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Get the Lowest Cost/Full Commission Med Supp in MA

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Have you been feeling BLUE about selling Med Supp in Massachusetts?

Introducing Health New England
Medicare Supplement

Now you can offer a low-cost, fully commissionable plan to your Massachusetts clients!

GarityAdvantage is pleased to offer brokers across the Commonwealth the opportunity to sell Health New England’s Medicare Supplement plans—featuring the lowest cost, fully commissionable plan in the state (in both 2020 and 2021).

Check out these rates:


Tired of competing with other low cost/non-commissionable plans?  Let HNE help you compete with a low cost/full commission Med Supp!
Request Your Contract Today

Want more info? Request it here or contact your Garity sales team below.

Jane Feit
Territory Manager, MA/RI
800-234-9488
Email

Emily Pietrasik
Sales Support Specialist
800-234-9488
Email

 

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