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Comment on Medicare Advantage: Big Cuts Delayed Until After Election Year by Medicare Advantage 2011

Medicare Advantage 2011 — Mon, 23 Aug 2010 19:54:38 +0000

It seems that with all the cuts to the Medicare Advantage program the future viability of this program is somewhat dire. Withe Medicare Supplement plan N and BIG rate increases in 2012, I don’t see how Medicare Advantage survives. I’d be curious to see if others think it can last past 2013?

Comment on Medicare Advantage: Big Cuts Delayed Until After Election Year by editor

editor — Fri, 16 Jul 2010 16:30:21 +0000

I am watching Medicare Advantage changes closely. We won’t know the details of changes for 2011 until October of this year – but what I am hearing so far is that the changes will be slight for next year – and many changes will be good for consumers.

-All Advantage plans will have caps on out-of-pocket expenses.
-High co-pays for things like oxygen, will be reduced or limited.

In Arizona we actually have new Advantage plans entering the market and expanding to new areas of the state. So I think the demise of Medicare Advantage is a bit premature.

Comment on Medicare Advantage: Big Cuts Delayed Until After Election Year by mark scott

mark scott — Mon, 05 Jul 2010 21:13:40 +0000

AARP is a joke in supporting the health care reform, when you are disabled you can not afford to buy a medigap plan. Without my advantage plan I will end up loosing a good part of my coverage. Regular medicare does not get the job done. When they destroy the advantage plans I will say good by to medicare and drop out. I am tired of being forced to pay for coverage that I can not afford to use.

Comment on AHIP Re-Certification Test for Agents by editor

editor — Sat, 03 Oct 2009 20:31:53 +0000

I’ll try to remember the steps I took when I took the AHIP test last month. Most agents who take this test will probably go through an insurance company’s portal. For example, I logged into the Unitedhealth agent site and went to their training page. (I am contracted with them and they had provided instructions.) Following their instructions, I was taken to the AHIP site where I had to register with AHIP to get a national number. When I finished the AHIP testing my results were sent to Unitedhealth because I had signed in through them.

Then I had to go to the Humana site, log in and get directed to the AHIP registration site. I had to register again so the system had me connected to Humana. Because I had already taken the AHIP test, I was able to click on a box that said, “send my results to Humana”.

Then I did the same for Health Net, and Unicare as these are companies I need to certify with. So it may be that you can’t go directly to the AHIP test unless you go through a company site. I believe there is a number on the AHIP site to ask for help.

Also, if you go through certain company sites your AHIP cost will be just $100 instead of $150. I think Humana might even reimburse you (if and when you actually sell Humana).

I hope this helps.

Comment on AHIP Re-Certification Test for Agents by Leonard K. Muhammad

Leonard K. Muhammad — Sat, 03 Oct 2009 17:55:13 +0000

What site, how do I pay, do I go on to take medicare AHIP test, I must be missing a step somewhere please give me step by step instruction, thank you!