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.
2023 New Hampshire Stride Product Rollout & Certification
Join Harvard Pilgrim Health Care’s MaryEllen Joyce and GarityAdvantage Agencies’ Susan Young to learn about their new products and benefits for 2023 and take care of Stride™ certification requirements all in one convenient live meeting. (AHIP is still required.) You’ll be prepared for AEP 2023!
Contract completion/submission to GarityAdvantage required prior to attending. If you are not contracted, please request the contract here and return to GarityAdvantage for processing prior to the training.
SAVE $50 on the cost of AHIP’s Medicare + Fraud,
Waste, and Abuse (MFWA) Online Course for 2023
Training for plan year 2023 begins June 20, 2022!
Are you gearing up to start your MFWA training for 2023? GarityAdvantage has got you covered with a $50 discount on your annual training. You pay only $125. Be more than ready for plan year 2023! AHIP’s one-stop program meets CMS requirements and provides what you need to help your clients make the right decisions about their health insurance needs.
To access our special link to your $50 discount, simply click on the button below to log into the GarityAdvantage Dashboard and choose the “Access AHIP $50 Discount” button at the top of the page.
Once in the AHIP portal, scroll down the page to the log in section and either enter your existing Log In Credentials or follow the prompts to Create a New Account. Once logged in, your $50 discount will be calculated during the payment process. Good Luck!
Join GarityAdvantage Agencies’ Jane Feit and Mass Advantage’s Lea Freitas and Brandi LaPlant for a refresher on the unique value Mass Advantage brings to the Massachusetts senior market. This webcast will serve as the 2022 training from which brokers can then complete certifications. A link to complete certifications will be sent to attendees after the live broadcast.
Not Contracted? This webcast provides a great opportunity to get you up to speed on the fastest selling Medicare Advantage product in Worcester Country. Request your contracting today, attend the webinar, complete the certs and you will be ready to sell Mass Advantage in a matter of days!
Why Mass Advantage
Worcester County enrollment area
Competitive PPO and HMO options with supplemental benefits
Committed to making healthcare better through innovation and by creating easier access to resources of UMass Memorial Health
Broker focused enrollment approach including value based enrollment (HRA)
Did you know… GarityAdvantage provides contracted agents with no-cost and co-op lead programs, live and virtual training, personalized marketing collateral, client retention programs, and a knowledgeable team to help you every step of the way. Be sure to request your contracting today to gain access to these valuable marketing tools – plus all the service and support!
Mass Advantage 2022 Broker Training & Certification Dates
Mass Advantage, the new Medicare Advantage plan that gives you access to UMass Memorial Health, is coming to Worcester County this AEP. Make sure you contract and certify now to ensure you are ready to sell by Oct 15.
Certification to be administered at the conclusion of training.
TAKE THE LEAD!
GarityAdvantage is teaming up with Mass Advantage to offer qualified agents some exceptional lead opportunities this AEP leveraging their unique relationship with UMass Memorial Health.
To participate, get your contracting and certifications completed and stay tuned for an invitation from the Garity team.
Want to learn more about the only 5-Star Medicare Advantage Plan in Massachusetts? Join Lenieve Henry of Tufts Health Plan, a Point32Health company, and Jane Feit of GarityAdvantage Agencies for Tufts annual broker certification and training.
Tufts Health Plan makes selling Medicare Advantage simple:
Simple, affordable plan options including a NEW zero premium plan
New Broker Portal and easy online enrollment tools
Supplemental benefits including embedded dental, OTC savings, eyewear, wellness allowance, weight management and more
Available in 10 counties with access to major providers in Massachusetts
Medicare Advantage is taking off in Massachusetts and GarityAdvantage knows what you need to succeed.
As the largest National Marketing Organization (NMO) in the Northeast and the only NMO based right here in Massachusetts, GarityAdvantage knows what you need to succeed.
LIMITED TIME OFFER, ENDS 8/31
GET CONTRACTED,
GET CERTIFIED, GET LEADS
New agents who contract and certify through GarityAdvantage for three (3) or more Massachusetts Medicare Advantage carriers will receive a
*Offer expires 8/31/21. Terms and conditions apply.
Get contracted with the growing list of carriers serving the Massachusetts market including:
Network expansion
fueling growth
Doubling down on
Medicare market
New opportunities for
brokers post-merger
Bay State Health = in-network Lowest Cost Med Supp in State
Network and new county expansion planned for 2022
Closing in on #1
PLUS, several more carriers on the way for 2022.
Why contract through Garity?
Our brokers are 100% independent
Medicare Advantage commissions are paid at full market value – $539/$270 in 2021 – and are 100% vested from the first policy written
Free Quote and Enroll tool for local and national carriers (including text and email scope/enrollment capabilities)
We provide an abundance of no-cost-to-you lead programs and lead generating opportunities throughout the year
Top producers earn overrides on personal and downline production – are you getting paid what you deserve?
Training and onboarding for new agents – we’ll teach you the Medicare business and help you get started with our training, personalized marketing collateral and lead support
Let us help you! We’ve already started planning for the upcoming AEP and encourage you to get contracted now so you can take advantage of all the great support and selling opportunities we provide to our brokers throughout the rest of the spring, summer and into the upcoming annual enrollment season.
Latest plan features, network, added benefits and more
Join Nicolette Letourneau, Medicare Broker Relationship Manager at Fallon Health, for the 2021 Fallon Medicare Plus Certification where she will update you on our latest plan features, network, added benefits and more!
Fallon Medicare Plus offers competitive plans in 12 counties throughout Massachusetts. Worcester County residents have a choice of 2 network options – Fallon Medicare Plus Central is a smaller network, limited to
certain providers in Worcester County where members may pay a lower premium and get more money in the Benefit Bank! Or the Fallon Medicare Plus HMO which includes a robust network of providers throughout 12 counties in the Commonwealth.
Online Enrollment via Medicare Select-a-Plan
Fallon is included for online enrollment via GarityAdvantage’s Virtual Quote & Enrollment tool. Send personalized quotes, collect a virtual Scope of Appointment, and enroll quickly and easily via the email and text-based tools.
2021 Centene (WellCare) Annual Certification Training
Now Available!
Annual Certification Training:
WellCare has worked hard to include ACT in the One Broker Experience:
One Combined 2021 ACT: this year’s 2021 ACT is combined and satisfies the certification requirement for all Centene products, including MA/MAPD and PDP: Allwell, Ascension Complete, Fidelis Care, Health Net, & WellCare
Unlimited Attempts: You can take the mastery exam as many times as you would like. Remember, there is a 24 hour lockout between attempts to allow you time to study and revisit any of the training material.
Open-book Exam: The entire training course is available for download in PDF format located in the course Resources. The document can be searched by using the ctrl-f search function.
Updated Product Information: A link is provided in the course to our product site. It is always up-to-date and can be referenced anytime. Note: First Looks will be available later this month.
AHIP to ACT Made Easier: The Centene Learning Center provides real-time AHIP to ACT training availability.
One Transcript: This year, AHIP and ACT training transcripts come from one location. Manual, separate transmission of AHIP has been eliminated!
Completing 2021 ACT satisfies the certification requirements to market and sell both 2020 and 2021 Centene plans.
Returning Users: Enter your Username and Password and click Login.
First Time Visitors: Click on to the Create a New Account link under the First Time Visitor? section and complete registration.Complete AHIP Medicare Training
Complete 2021 Centene ACT Journey to a Successful Season
Complete 2021 Centene ACT Know your Product
Complete 2021 Centene ACT Mastery Exam
Note: Each course must be completed in order. For example, 2021 Centene Journey to a Successful Season will unlock after AHIP is completed.
Training Resources:
Click here for the Centene training site User Guide
Click here for a video walk-through of the Centene training site.
AHIP Reminders:
Complete AHIP through our training site to access discounted pricing ($125 vs $175).
AHIP Reimbursement: Available for actual cost paid by you or your upline, up to $125. *Must be certified and contracted to sell 2021 Centene plans and have a minimum of 10 new MA/MAPD sales with 1/1/2021 effective dates. Qualifying sales must remain active with the plan through 3/31/2021. Reimbursement payout will occur in April 2021.
Contracting and Annual Certification Training Reminders:
Contracting began Tuesday, June 30, 2020, should be completed as soon as possible, but no later than September 30, 2020.
All brokers must review, acknowledge, and complete the combined Centene Broker Contract.
Unless you are currently, separately contracted with Centene, you will not be eligible to market or sell Centene products, Allwell, Ascension Complete, Fidelis Care, Health Net, for Plan Year 2020 until the combined Centene Broker Contract and 2021 AHIP & Annual Certification Training (ACT) are completed.
You will not be eligible to market or sell any Centene or WellCare products for Plan Year 2021 until the combined Centene Broker Contract and 2021 AHIP & ACT are completed.
If you do not complete the combined Centene Contract and/or do not complete 2021 AHIP & ACT before September 30, 2020, your Broker Status will be changed to Suspended, and you will not be eligible to receive commissions for any prior business, including renewals.
Completing the combined Centene Contract will not change your current contract level.
The DocuSign contracting process is only for brokers who are already contracted with WellCare. A separate contracting process will begin soon for brokers who are NOT contracted with WellCare, including brokers separately contracted with Centene.
Contact Broker Support if you have any questions: 800-234-9488
Over the next several weeks GarityAdvantage is phasing out the process of emailing applications to the Enrollment Team and moving towards the easier method ofsubmitting through our website.
We are doing this for several reasons:
To increase security in transmitting personal data
To eliminate files getting blocked due to size, blacklist or sent to spam
To add a tracking component to submitted applications.
Watch the video tutorial or follow the
10 simple steps below to get started!
Submitting an app can be accomplished in 10 easy steps:
Log on to our website: GarityAdvantage.com
Click on Agent Dashboard Button (Big, Yellow Button on left side of screen)
Choose \”Submit an Enrollment App\”; Your name and email will be pre-filled. Confirm your email on your first application submission
Pick the carrier by drop down menu
Choose the product type: Med Advantage, Med Supp, PDP or Other (Life, Dental etc.)
Select One: New Application or a Correction of a previously submitted application
Enter Client First and Last Name
Add a note if you have additional information to send
Attach your previously scanned PDF file of application
Hit Submit
Within a few seconds you will get a confirmation email.
Use the NEW Agent Dashboard to also:
Track applications submitted online to Garity
Check the status of you contracting and certifications through Garity