Blue Cross 2022 Medicare Certication Training

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Dear Producers, We are pleased to announce that the 2022 Medicare certification training will be available to producers in July.

Details

WHAT

2022 Medicare certification training will be available soon.

The annual mandatory training will include two sections:
the AHIP and the HCSC curricula. Sections 1 and 2 must be completed by
individual producers and sub-producers including all agency principals.
All producers must complete all courses in order to be deemed certified
to sell 2022 MAPD/PDP plans.

WHEN

June 21st, 2021 AHIP Training Begins

The AHIP training
will be available on June 21st, 2021. Once again, HCSC has negotiated a
lower rate for our contracted producers. The AHIP discounted rate for
our producers is $125 instead of $175. In order to receive the
discounted rate, you must use the AHIP/HCSC partner link we’ll provide
at a later date.

July 7th, 2021 HCSC Training Begins (Tentative)

The second section
of the training including the HCSC training and other required forms
will launch on July 7th. All producers must complete the training prior to
marketing/selling 2022 MAPD/PDP plans.

WHY

The Centers for
Medicaid and Medicare Services, as well as HCSC, requires producers to
complete the annual training process in accordance with CMS regulations
at Title 42 of the Code of Federal Regulations, Parts 417, 422, and 423.

 

2021 Medicare Curriculum Announcement

The 2021 AHIP course will not be available after June 17th, 2021 at 11:59 p.m. CST.

Producers who wish to complete the
2021 MAPD/PDP curriculum may instead take the 2022 AHIP course along
with the 2021 Blue Cross Medicare Options plan course, exam and forms.
As of Wednesday, July 7th, producers seeking to complete the 2021 training
will be assigned a dual plan year curriculum for both 2021 and 2022.
The combined curriculum will satisfy the certification requirement for
both 2021 and 2022.

Your Medicare Renewal Compensation

All producers must be certified by
December 31st, 2021 to retain all prior year renewals (exemptions apply
for PDP plans sold between 2006 and 2008).

Stay Tuned!

In the next few weeks, you will be
receiving a series of emails with updates and more detailed instructions
on how to complete your certification.

”Training on Us Program“ will launch soon! To learn more
on how we may cover your 2023 AHIP Course costs, look out for additional information in future communications.

 

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Agility Producer Support
(866) 590-9771
support@enrollinsurance.com

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2021 Marketplace Special Enrollment Period Report

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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
(CMS) report that over 528,000 Americans signed up for health insurance
from the start of the 2021 Marketplace Special Enrollment Period (SEP)
for consumers in HealthCare.gov States through March 31st, including
approximately 322,000 signups from March 1st to March 31st. 

February 15th – March 31st, 2021

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid
Services (CMS) report that over 528,000 Americans signed up for health
insurance from the start of the 2021 Marketplace Special Enrollment
Period (SEP) for consumers in HealthCare.gov States through March 31st,
including approximately 322,000 signups from March 1st to March 31st.

The number of people signing up for health
insurance from the start of the SEP opportunity on February 15th through
March 31st represents a substantial increase from 2020 and 2019, when
209,000 and 171,000 consumers signed up for health insurance
respectively.[1]
In previous years, SEPs were available only for qualifying life events,
whereas this year the Biden Administration opened a SEP to all
Americans in response to the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency.

Data suggest a more diverse set of American
consumers are enrolling in health insurance coverage through the SEP. Of
enrollees who identified a race from February 15th through March 31th, 17%
identified as Black, compared to about 11% during the same period in
both 2020 and 2019. In addition, lower income Americans represent a
larger percentage of new plan selections so far during the SEP compared
to prior years. Among consumers requesting financial assistance, 41%
have a household income between 100% and 138% of the federal poverty
level, compared to 38% in 2020 and 33% in 2019.

Definitions and details on the data are included in the glossary at the end of the report.

READ FULL REPORT > 

 

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Check out enrollinsurance.com now.

 

 

Agility Producer Support
(866) 590-9771
support@enrollinsurance.com

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