NOTE: Carrier deadlines for enrollments still apply.
Please plan accordingly as any enrollments sent to the enrollment department after 5:00 PM Thursday, December 23rd, will not be processed until Tuesday, December 28th.
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 after 5:00 PM Thursday, December 23rd.
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 Tuesday, December 28th.
In observance of Thanksgiving, GarityAdvantage Agencies will be closed on Thursday, November 25th and Friday, November 26th. Additionally, our office will close at 3pm on Wednesday, November 24th 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 on or before Tuesday, November 23rd MUST be sent to us no later than Wednesday, November 24th during business hours (9AM-5PM).
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 26th, and Saturday morning, November 27th.
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 24th and all day Thursday, November 25th.
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 29th.
Now more than ever before, Nevada Medicare agents need a solution to interact with clients virtually and sell online. GarityAdvantage and Carothers Insurance are pleased to introduce our online quoting and enrollment platform: Medicare Select-a-Plan! Join Chris Carothers and Tricia Koteras for a deep-dive training session.
With Select-a-Plan, you’ll be able to:
Complete the SOA process paper-free
Check and compare drug costs and doctor availability
Enroll MAPD and PDP clients online and earn FULL COMMISSION
Enter/save your customer’s prescription drugs (replacing medicare.gov)
Leverage flexible remote signature technology via email or text
Send customers a Personal Enrollment URL to facilitate self-enrollment
In observation of Presidents Day,
we will be closed Monday, February 15th.
NOTE: Carrier deadlines for enrollments still apply.
Important Notes: All Carrier deadlines for enrollments still apply. Please plan accordingly as any enrollments sent to the enrollment department after 5:00 PM Friday, 2/12/21 will not be processed until Tuesday, 2/16/21.
Please use the links below for directions on how to submit your applications to the carriers directly after 5:00 PM Friday, February 12th.
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.
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 on Tuesday, February 16th.
Join GarityAdvantage CT Territory Manager, Jeanette Natale and Aetna Medicare Broker Managers, Tracey Goulet and Lisa O’Hara, for a refresher on using Aetna’s Ascend (Virtual Sales Office) App.
The Ascend app is the electronic enrollment tool for Aetna Medicare plans (MA/MAPD) and SilverScript PDP products. This tool has a number of exciting new features and expanded capabilities — giving you even more reasons to use it. Plus, it’s now compatible with more devices!
Why use Ascend?
Shorten the sales cycle: You can see more clients and complete more compliant enrollments in less time
It’s got everything you need: From the sales presentation to the enrollment application, all in one spot
More ways to enroll: With new features built into Ascend, you can enroll clients by phone or online with e-kits
Learn about these enhancements:
Scope of Appointment (SOA): Obtain an SOA by email or text
Offline capability: Complete an enrollment offline to upload later
Email option: Send an electronic enrollment kit (e-kit) to enroll online
Get an eSignature: Send a pre-filled application to your client to sign
Check Extra Help status: See if your client qualifies
Telephonic enrollment: Enroll clients by phone with the Remote Agent Telephonic Enrollment (RATE) option
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:
Complete the SOA process paper-free
Enroll MAPD and PDP clients online and earn FULL COMMISSION
Enter/save your customer’s prescription drugs (replacing medicare.gov)
Check to see if your client’s doctors are in network across multiple carriers
Leverage flexible remote signature technology via email or text
Send customers a Personal Enrollment URL to facilitate self-enrollment
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!
Wishing you a season of joy and looking forward to continued success in 2021.
As always, thank you for your business, loyalty, and support.
GarityAdvantage Agencies Holiday Hours
Thursday, Dec. 24th – CLOSED
Friday, Dec. 25th – CLOSED
Monday, Dec. 28th – CLOSED
NOTE: Carrier deadlines for enrollments still apply.
Important Notes: All Carrier deadlines for enrollments still apply. Please plan accordingly as any enrollments sent to the enrollment department after 5:00 PM Wednesday, 12/23/20 will not be processed until Tuesday, 12/29/20.
The Agent Dashboard and Enrollment Fax lines are open 24 hours to accept your enrollments.We will resume processing on Tuesday, Dec. 29th.
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.
December 7th is fast approaching, and we all know that with the end of AEP comes the inevitable onslaught of last-minute apps. In light of this we wanted to quickly remind you of the rules of engagement surrounding the end of AEP on Medicare Select-a-Plan:
All AEP apps must be submitted successfully by 11:59:59pm (23:59:59) on December 7th in the local time of the plan in which the customer wishes to enroll.
Apps may not be started before that time and submitted afterwards… they must be completed and submitted successfully, without errors, by that time.
We recommend that agents try to their best to submit their final few apps as far ahead of this deadline as possible to account for the time needed to correct any errors that may occur on submission, just in case they arise.
Here are two demonstrative examples:
An agent lives in California, and is writing an app for customer who lives on the east coast and is applying for a plan with a service area in the Eastern time zone.
This app needs to be submitted successfully, without errors, by 11:59:59 pm in Eastern Time on 12/7.
An agent clicks “submit” at 11:59 pm on 12/7 in the local time of the plan, but there is an error upon submission. It takes the agent 2 minutes to correct the error on the app and clicks “submit” again at 12:01am on 12/8. Since the successful submission didn’t occur until 12/8, this app will count as a 12/8 app and will not qualify for AEP.
Please let us know if you have any questions about this.
Thank you so much for using Medicare Select-a-Plan and we wish you a healthy, safe, and successful rest of your AEP selling season.
