Volume 27 | November 23, 2020
Happy Thanksgiving! MCC wishes you and yours a wonderful day with lots of laughter, blessings, football and turkey... er, "cow"... Enjoy! Gobble til you wobble!

MCC will be closed Thursday and Friday for our team to enjoy time with their families. However, we will have team members processing your Medicare plan applications throughout the holiday weekend.
Anthem sees telehealth use spike 136x for Medicare Advantage members due to COVID-19

Between March and May 2020, Anthem's MA members used 600,000 virtual health services, compared to 4,400 through the same period in 2019. Of those 600,000 services, 98% were rendered in existing physician-patient relationships, Anthem found. Read more.
Seniors Form COVID Pods to Ward Off Isolation This Winter

Older adults in all kinds of circumstances — those living alone and those who are partnered, those in good health and those who are not — are similarly deliberating what to do as days and nights turn chilly and coronavirus cases rise across the country.

Some are forming “bubbles” or “pods”: small groups that agree on pandemic precautions and will see one another in person in the months ahead. Read more
In past AEPs, we have seen a slow down in production while most people prep for Thanksgiving. This makes it a perfect week to check your applications and make sure they are not pending or needing attention. It is usually easier to correct an app during AEP rather than after!
ONLY 2 WEEKS LEFT
The Medicare AEP Final Push:
Agent Action Plan

AEP ends on December 7. Before then, you have a lot of work to do. Getting applications in on time is essential for you and your clients. Don’t give up, and don’t slow down. Plan your final push before the window of opportunity closes. Here's a to-do list of actions you should do before December 7th.
New Medicare AND Life Carriers!!

More details to come soon!
Analysis finds 64% more Medicare Advantage plans offer expanded supplemental benefits for 2021

The number of Medicare Advantage (MA) plans offering at least one of five expanded supplemental benefits increased 64% for the 2021 coverage year compared with 2020, a new analysis finds.

“With the uptake of these benefits expanding yet again … it’s clear that CMS’ flexibilities have met a need and Medicare Advantage plans are responding with innovations in benefits and care delivery,” said BMA President Allyson Schwartz in a statement. Learn More
Medicare Advantage Faces Sicker Population, Lower Payments in 2021

Medicare Advantage plans will need to brace themselves for anywhere from four to six percent lower payments and higher healthcare costs due to deferred care. Read more
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