MEDICARE
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IMO vs FMO vs NMO vs MGA:
Which is the Best Fit for Your Business?
As an independent insurance agent, you understand how important it is to have a reliable marketing organization by your side. But with so many different organizations to choose from, it can be challenging to know which one aligns with your business goals. You may have already heard of some of the most common Insurance marketing organizations such as FMOs, IMOs, NMOs, and MGAs but may not know exactly what each organization does or how they can help you achieve your goals. The good news is, we are going to break it all down for you in this blog post. Find out what each organization does and how you can choose the right one for your business needs.
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2024 commission rates for Medicare Advantage and PDP
The 2024 commission rates for Medicare Advantage and PDP plans have been recently announced by CMS, and we are pleased to note that there has been a rise in compensation. The details of the increase are presented below for a better understanding of the figures.
Each year, CMS publishes the FMV amounts for initial and renewal compensation as well as referral fees. The amounts are as follows:
For further details, Read here
New Technologies,
Ideas Push the Hospital at Home Concept Forward
With a Medicare-supported model as a blueprint, health systems are finding a lot to like in an acute care at home strategy. But they also have plenty of room to be creative.
Healthcare is embracing the trend of shifting care from the hospital to the home, and forward-thinking health leaders are finding there’s plenty of room for flexibility.
Hundreds of hospitals across the country have launched an acute care at home program, focused on treating patients at home versus in a hospital bed. Many of those hospitals are following the Acute Hospital Care at Home model developed by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), which sets strict guidelines for in-person care to qualify for Medicare reimbursement.
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SAVE THE DATE:
2023 Senior Summit: #Exploring the Medicare Jungle
August 22 – August 24, 2023
Pechanga Resort & Casino, CA
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Gear Up for Q4 2023 Small Business Success
Health Net is your source for big options for small business. We’re delivering everything you need to sell and renew small business in Q4 2023.
Check out Q4 2023 rates release, broker incentives, NEW Cigna PPO Network for out-of-state in-network coverage coming soon, underwriting guidelines, and the tools that make working with us easier.
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GROUP BENEFITS
Sponsored by Word&Brown
3 Ways to Help Clients Manage Group Health Insurance Costs
With economists’ opinions mixed on whether the country is in or is headed toward a recession, employers are increasingly concerned about health care costs, inflation, and what they can do to control benefits costs for their businesses.
Generally, the definition of a recession is two consecutive quarters of negative gross domestic product (GDP). However, that has not happened. The Bureau of Economic Analysis says in a modified, second estimate that Q4 2022 real GDP increased 2.6%. In Q1 2023, GDP increased at an annual rate of 1.3%. The first estimate on Q2 2023 GDP is two percent, although final numbers won’t be available until early Q3.
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Vacation Policy:
Employer Has Latitude, But Beware of Illegal Impacts
Can we have different vacation policies for different worksites and for different groups in the same office?
Yes, California employers may establish different vacation policies among their employees.
Paid vacation is a discretionary employee benefit offered by employers. Because there are no laws requiring employers to provide paid vacations to employees, companies may decide who is entitled to paid vacation leave, the amount of leave, and when vacation can be taken.
10 most wanted employee benefits of 2023
In the wake of the Great Resignation, workplaces have been working hard to boost their retention strategies and create work environments that satisfy their employee base. But there are still a few demands employees want that companies have yet to meet.
Eighty-five percent of employees are unhappy with work, according to a recent poll from management consulting company Gallup. In an effort to get to the bottom of why, online job search platform Lensa analyzed Google search data to research the top demands employees are expecting from their workplaces.
EXIT PLANNING FOR BUSINESS OWNERS
Sponsored by Strazzeri/Mancini
This Week’s Featured Presentation:
Adding Exit Planning to Your Practice – Choose, Develop, Implement, and Maintain
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COMMISSION COACH
Sponsored by Commission Solutions
Resources For Group Benefits Brokers
New for 2023: A series of news and articles will be focused on key small business owner trends. Learn about and contribute news and updates that impact small business owners as we help health brokers learn about what’s trending. We welcome your input and contributions in this planning category.
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Special thanks to Russ Williams for his new Professional Development
contributions twice a month for California Brokers. His “Letters on Integrity” will explore the themes of Integrity.
Through The Clarity Conversation, Russ offers readers the chance to work directly with him to explore these subjects.
“Coming together is a beginning. Keeping together is progress. Working together is success.”
Henry Ford
Cooperation is life’s fundamental motivator. Cooperation is the creative, results-producing principle that drives the progress of individuals, organizations, communities and nations. Cooperation rests on the bedrock realization…We are connected.
For so many years, Zig Ziglar was America’s Numero Uno business and motivational speaker, who creatively unlocked the secret of how to continuously pursue integrity’s ethical asset of managing cooperation. He wrote, “I believe that you will get everything in life you want if you will just help enough other people get what they want.”
INDUSTRY CALENDAR
- August 11@ 5:45 p.m., CAHIP-IE Night out at the Quakes, LoanMart Field, Rancho Cucamonga, CA, Register
CONFERENCES
- July 16-18- AHA Leadership Summit, Register
- August 6-7-REGION 8 CONFERENCE, Anaheim, CA, Register
- August 16- LAAHU Medicare Summit, 8:00 AM to 4:30 PM-The Odyssey 15600 Odyssey Drive Granada Hills, CA 91344 Register
- August 22 – August 24, 2023 “Senior Summit: Exploring the Medicare Jungle,” Pechanga Resort, Temecula, CA. Register
- August 30- 2023 SAHU Business and Medicare Expo, Citrus Heights Community Center, 6300 Fountain Square Drive Citrus Heights, CA 95621 Register
WEBINARS/TRAININGS
- July 26@10 a.m., BenefitMall: PEO Webinar and Compliance Update Register
- July 18, 2 p.m. ET / 11 a.m. PT, The Real Cost of Payroll Errors and How to Avoid Them Register
- Jul 25, 2023 12:00 PM EDT, Voluntary Benefits: It’s (Not) Complicated, Register
- Jul 27, 2023 2:00 PM EDT, The Top 5 Biggest Developments in HR and Compliance in 2023, Register
