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Major Changes Coming to the MA & PDP Market for 2021

Oct 13, 2020

Thinking of selling Medicare Advantage and prescription drug plans for 2021? This is the year to give it a try! Here’s why. Listen to this article: For 2021, agents and beneficiaries can expect to see six major improvements …  Read More

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Carriers and Plans Participating in CMS Model to Save Consumers on Insulin Costs

Oct 1, 2020

Beginning with the 2021 plan year, select Part D sponsors will offer beneficiaries PDPs that “provide supplemental benefits for insulin in the coverage gap phase of the Part D benefit.”  Read More

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2021 Plans Are Now Available on the Medicare Quote Engine

Sep 29, 2020

We have some exciting news to get you ready for AEP! All 2021 Medicare Advantage Prescription Drug plan details are now available on Ritter Insurance Marketing’s Medicare Quote Engine. The Medicare Quote Engine (MQE) is the number …  Read More

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Join Us at the Summits!

Aug 11, 2020

Each summer, Ritter Insurance Marketing hosts the annual Summits, where insurance agents can receive an exclusive first look at the next year’s Medicare Advantage and Part D plan offerings. This year, we’re hosting our Summits a …  Read More

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NEW: NAHU 2021 Medicare Certification Training

Jul 8, 2020

New this year, NAHU is offering a Medicare certification training for agents who’d like to sell 2021 Medicare Advantage and Part D products for the Annual Enrollment Period. Listen to this article:  Read More

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Ritter and Carrier Operations During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Jun 29, 2020

We’ll use this page to provide information distributed by insurance carriers, federal and state insurance related departments, and other insurance or small business resources as it is received. Although we attempt to vet all …  Read More

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Here Are the Medicare Out-of-Pocket Expenses That Cost Beneficiaries the Most

Jun 23, 2020

Do you know what your Medicare clients likely spend the most money on out of pocket? Do your clients know what out-of-pocket costs they can expect with Medicare? The stats are in!  Read More

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Updates to the 2021 AHIP Certification Training You Should Know

May 6, 2020

The 2021 AHIP Medicare training season started on June 22, 2020. Before you dive in to complete this obligation, there are changes to the Marketing Medicare Advantage and Fraud, Waste and Abuse training layout that you need to be …  Read More

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More People Working Past Age 65: What It Means for Agents Selling Medicare Plans

Mar 10, 2020

For agents selling Medicare plans, the stereotypical prospect has been someone with graying hair, approaching the age of 65 or already past it, and retired. There have always been those who don’t fit this stereotype; however, …  Read More

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2020 Medicare Part A and Part B Premiums and Deductibles

Nov 12, 2019

CMS just released their numbers for 2020 premiums, deductibles, and coinsurance amounts for the Medicare Part A and Part B programs. Let’s take a look and see how these numbers might affect your clients.  Read More

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5 Major Things to Expect in the Medicare Advantage Market for 2020

Nov 7, 2019

Spoiler alert: With the way the market’s looking for 2020, we feel confident saying now’s a FANTASTIC time to be selling Medicare Advantage (MA) plans. Here’s why. The Kaiser Family Foundation (KFF), a leader in …  Read More

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Value-Based Care for Medicare Enrollees Is the Future

Oct 31, 2019

All of us want our doctors to actually care about our health, not to just fill their patient quota for the day. Well, the government wants that too, for their own reasons of course.  Read More

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Penn State Health Planning to Acquire Holy Spirit Health

Oct 16, 2019

On Tuesday, October 15, Penn State Health and Geisinger announced the signing of a letter of intent for Geisinger to transfer ownership of Holy Spirit Health System to Penn State Health.  Read More

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The Advent of Retail Healthcare & What It Means for Medicare Beneficiaries

Oct 15, 2019

Imagine this. You’re outside raking leaves early one fall afternoon. Everything’s going fine but what’s that? You feel like there’s something crawling on your leg… and there it is! IT’S A SPIDER!  Read More

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New Medicare Advantage Organizations (MAOs) in 2020

Sep 30, 2019

Over the weekend, I had the chance to review the CMS landscape file and discovered the new Medicare Advantage organizations, becoming effective on January 1, 2020. Since there are no “parent organizations” in the landscape file, …  Read More

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What’s New in the 2020 Medicare Communications and Marketing Guidelines?

Aug 27, 2019

As of September 2020, no new Medicare Communications and Marketing Guidelines have been released by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. Please refer to the 2020 MCMG memo outlined below, as these changes will also …  Read More

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2020 Medicare Supplement Changes Will Introduce Two New Eligibility Groups

Jan 29, 2019

Insurance agents will begin to see the effects of Medicare Supplement changes quite soon! These modifications will go into operation on January 1, 2020. They could drastically change the way you do business and impact your clients …  Read More

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What You Need to Know About New Medicare Cards

Jan 17, 2019

The distribution of new Medicare cards began in April 2018 and your clients may have questions about how they work and what to do with their old Medicare cards. Now that 2020 is officially here, your clients should have already …  Read More

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Aetna to Sell Medicare Part D Business to WellCare Health Plans

Jan 10, 2019

Aetna has agreed to sell the assets from their Medicare Part D business to WellCare Health Plans in hopes of greasing the rails for approval of its merger with CVS.  Read More