Win a Mayan Vacation

Win a Mayan vacation for two. Empower Brokerage rolls out the red carpet for productive agents, who utilize Empower’s wealth of resources to expand their business. Join us, write business, and you could be on the next trip with us!

Win a Caribbean Cruise Vacation

Set Sail for Success: Our Agent Reward Trip Is Heading to the High Seas We’re excited to announce a new destination for our next Agent Reward Trip. After previous trips to the beautiful Riviera Maya, we’re changing course and setting

Christus Health Contracting

Annual Christus Health Contracting And Certification

The annual Christus Health Contracting and Certification for 2021 is now available through miramar-agent.com! ***Keep in mind that all agents, whether currently contracted or not, must contract for 20...

iGO e-App For Life Insurance Agents

iGO For Life Insurance Agents

iGO For Life Insurance Agents iGO by iPipeline is an intelligent fillable-form and data-gathering electronic application (e-App) that enables agents to improve efficiency and productivity. By eliminat...

New Regional Sales Director, Ben Marquez

Empower Brokerage's new Regional Sales Director, Ben Marquez Empower Brokerage recently welcomed Ben Marquez, our newest Regio...

Cash Bonus Alert

Cash Bonus Alert Carriers are offering BIG cash bonuses and promotions for Life & Annuity Sales, Medicare Supplements, Open Enrollments, and More! Make the most out of your 2020 with these promoti...

Outpatient Prospective Payment System: Cost Reduction Across the Board

According to the proposed Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS) rule for 2021, Medicare outpatient cost will see an increase of 2.6%.  The proposed rule that CMS released on Tuesday estimates t...

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Guiding Your Clients Through a Medicare Advantage Appeal

Guiding Your Clients Through a Medicare Advantage Appeal If you have clients on Medicare Advantage plans then you are already aware that it covers all of Part A and Part B services. In addition, most...

Humana investing $100 million in Heal

Humana Investing $100 million in Heal, a startup telehealth company

Humana Investing $100 million in Heal, a startup telehealth company Humana is investing $100 million in Heal, a startup telehealth company, to bring in-person primary care to the home through house ca...

Insurance For Retirement

Strategies to Use Life Insurance for Retirement

Strategies to Use Life Insurance for Retirement Life and Financial Product Specialist Enrique Torres shares strategies for using life insurance for retirement with permanent life insurance and how it...

MA Carriers Waiving Cost-Sharing for COVID-19 In response to the COVID-19 emergency, many Medicare Advantage (the private-plan alternative to traditional Medicare) carriers are voluntarily waiving cost-sharing requirements for COVID-19 treatment. This cost-share waiver applies to copays, coinsurance, and deductibles. UnitedHealthcare, for example, has a $0 copy for covered primary care provider and specialist physician services to all UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage members between May 11, 2020, until September 30, 2020. The following services are eligible for $0 from a network provider and out-of-network services covered by the Medicare Advantage plan: Primary care provider (PCP) office visits Specialist physician office visits Physician assistant or nurse practitioner office visits Medicare-covered chiropractic and acupuncture services Podiatry services and routine eye and hearing exams Physical therapy, occupational therapy, and speech therapy Cardiac and pulmonary rehabilitation services Outpatient mental health and substance abuse visits Opioid treatment services Many other health insurance providers are responding to the COVID-19 emergency with not only cost-sharing waivers but free access to COVID-19 prevention, testing, and treatment to their Medicare Advantage members. Medicare Advantage plans have the flexibility to waive certain requirements with regard to coverage and cost-sharing in cases of disaster or emergency, such as the COVID-19 outbreak. See the full carrier list on ahip.org More MA Cost-sharing waivers As a result of the Families First Coronavirus Response Act and the CARES Act, Medicare Advantage plans are

MA Carriers Waiving Cost-Sharing for COVID-19

MA Carriers Waiving Cost-Sharing for COVID-19 In response to the COVID-19 emergency, many Medicare Advantage (the private-plan alternative to traditional Medicare) carriers are voluntarily waiving cos...

10 Essential Benefits

Information on Essential Health Benefits (EHB)

  Information on Essential Health Benefits (EHB) The Affordable Care Act, also known as ACA or Obamacare, mandated that every health insurance plan must cover broad "essential" categories of serv...