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SSI Agent Town Hall IIIWe are here for you
April 8, 2020
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Today’s Topics
We are here for you!
Executive Spotlight
Guest Speaker: Managing Change in Uncertain Times
Service Ops Update - Announcements
What's CVS/Aetna doing?
Upcoming Webinars: Training, Tools, & Resources
Open Forum - Ask us questions!
Tori Fehringer Sales Manager
Kevin Moore RVP - South
Emily Rohrig VP Reinsurance
Today’s Hosts
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Support
We are here for you!
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Purpose
Why are we doing this?• Unique challenges• Create opportunities• Support you in growing your
business
What are sales forums all about?• Transparency• Platform for you• New ideas & feedback
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Message from Ty Wooldridge
Ty WooldridgePresident
Aetna Senior Supplemental Insurance
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SSI Sales Team Support & Engagement
SSI Sales Management Team
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Sales Support
Our sales management team offers product training and support to help grow your business.
Regional Vice PresidentTony Clark
Regional sales managerDan Memory
Regional sales specialistTonya Addison
Regional Vice PresidentGeorge Pelekanos
Regional sales managerRick Huemmer
Regional sales specialistRose Faulkner
WESTAK, AZ, CA, CO, HI, IA, ID, IL, KS,
MT, ND, NE, NV, OR, SD, UT, WA, WY
MIDWESTKY, MI, MN, MO, NJ, PA, TN, WI
Regional Vice PresidentJeff Nasser
Regional sales managerPaul Ericson
Regional sales specialistColleen Trayser
EASTCT, DC, DE, FL, IN, MA, MD, ME, NC, NH, NY, OH, RI, SC,
VA, VT, WV
Regional Vice PresidentKevin Moore
Regional sales managerJustine Sawyers
Regional sales specialistSuzanne Guillebeau
SOUTHAL, AR, GA, LA, MS, NM, OK,
TX
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Support from our Medicare Advantage Team
Medicare Advantage questions?Email: [email protected]
Call Aetna Medicare Broker Services at 1-866-714-9301Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. ET.
Med Supp/Ancillary questions?Email: [email protected] or Call Agent Services at 1-866-272-6630Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
You can also contact your Aetna Med Advantage representative.Med Advantage Broker Manager Contact List: https://www.aetna.com/producer/Medicare/documents/Broker_Manager_contact_information.xlsx
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Managing Change in Uncertain Times
COVID-19 Impact on the Industry
• Consumer access to health insurance, including seniors, is heightened
• Difficulty in accessing non-essential care
• Flu season was already bad, will we see high medical inflation?
• How will testing and treatment be paid?
• Agents unable to meet clients face-to-face Special Guest Dwane McFerrin
CLU, CFP, RHU, LLIF
VP, Medicare Solutions, Senior Market Sales, Inc.
Former Chair, NAHU Medicare Working Group
(7 years)
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Managing Change in Uncertain Times
COVID-19 Impact on the Industry
• Many agents are enjoying sales success throughout March
• Senior health insurance industry sales are up especially for
- Sales by phone
- Self-enrollment tools
- E-apps and enrollment via email
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Medicare agents have faced adversity before
• Standardization of Medicare SupplementLate 80’s to early 90’s
• Medicare Plus Choice disenrollment'sLate 90’s to early 00’s
• CMS Marketing Guidelines for MAPD and PDP~2009
• Call centers competing with face-to-face agentsLate 2010’s
• Recession2008 – 2009
• Consumers willing to purchase online2018
• CMS Plan Finder Changes2019
• MACRA removed Plans C & F from new Medicare enrollees2020
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Good news is happening
• Tools are available to help an agent compete with call centers and offer consumer self-enrollment
• Many CMS marketing guidelines have been relaxed and NAHU is having success lobbying on behalf of agents
- FEMA-declared disasters not excluding agents
- OEP reinstated for MAPD
- Wet signatures being relaxed during COVID-19?
- OEP extended to end of June?
• With change comes opportunity with new carriers and plan types
Aetna is adapting to change; SMS has seen growth year-over-year. Are you adapting to change?
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Service Operation Updates
• Temporary Process Changes during the COVID-19 epidemic• COVID-19 Task Force Commitment • Staying Connected
Tracy AdamsBusiness
Consultation Manager
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March 12
March 13
March 17
March23
April 6
COVID-19 CVS Health & Aetna Response Timeline
Business Continuity80% of in-office employees are now working remote.
75,000 VPN users in comparison to 15,000 -20,000.
Broke a webex record with 4,000 concurrent meetings.
Even launched Accendo Medicare supplement!
Free Home Delivery of MedicationsLed the industry in providing customers a safer way to receive medications.
Now over 100,000deliveries per day!!! Up 1,000%
Telemedicine & Care Packages for MAIndividual and Group Medicare Advantage, encouraged to use free telemedicine to alleviate some hospital constraints.
Healing Better Program: sending care packages for those on MA plans diagnosed with COVID-19.
Hiring 50,000 PositionsInnovation during this trying time has created jobs to help our communities.
Already hired 5,000 people!
Drive Thru TestingLearned from March pilot in Shrewsbury, MA.
3 Drive Thru sites testing 1,000 daily in GA, RI, and MA.
Positive results within as little as 5 minutes, negative in as little as 13 minutes.
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Helpful Links
AetnaMedicare.com: What you need to know about the coronavirus (COVID-19)
(March 17) Medicare telemedicine update from Aetna President Karen S. Lynch
https://cvshealth.com/covid-19
Centers for Disease Control & Prevention
World Health Organization
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Additional Training Webinars
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Update your profile and turn on your email alerts
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SSI Quote & Enroll tool on-demand training video
https://www.aetnaseniorproducts.com/assets/aqeTool/Quoteandenroll_trainingvideo.htm
Use Internet Explorer and NOT Chrome
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Quotes-on-the-go Mobile Rate Quote App
Get quotes on the go, straight from your phone
• All SSI Products, One Place
• All SSI Products, In Your Pocket!
• App Store, or scan QR code to get started!
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Q & A – Open Forum
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