Volume 29 | December 14, 2020
Friendly reminder to our procrastinators:
Only NINE DAYS until Christmas! Are you ready?

We hope you all are having a wonderful holiday season despite the difficulties this year has brought us.
Humana to offer Primary Care First model across
48 states

“The creation of this model comes at a critical time. Primary care is always important, but especially so as the nation continues to navigate the disruptive effects of the coronavirus pandemic,” said Oraida Roman, vice president of value-based strategies at Humana, in a statement. Read more.
COVID-19 benefits one reason consumers chose a Medicare Advantage plan for 2021

While enrollment numbers are not yet available, a new Medicare Advantage study found that for 2021, consumers are choosing MA not only for the telehealth benefits, but for COVID-19 supplemental benefits offered by the private plans. Learn more
Aetna helps members access COVID-19-related care through new and extended waivers

Extended waivers include:
  • Waiving member cost-sharing for inpatient admissions for treatment of COVID-19 or health complications associated with COVID-19 for Commercial insured and Medicare Advantage plan members, through January 31, 2021.
  • Waiving member cost-sharing for in-network telemedicine visits for Medicare Advantage members for specialist visits, which includes mental and behavioral health providers, through January 31, 2021.
  • Waiving Medicare Advantage member cost-sharing for all in-network primary care visits, whether done in-office and via telehealth, for any reason, through January 31, 2021.

MCC Academy Presents...
Virtual Broker Training

Thursday, January 7, 2021
1:00 pm EST

Agents selling in the Greater Tampa Bay area, join us for this informative training where we'll dive into Devoted Health's 2021 plans, including their Dual plan - newly available to most full & partial Medicaid levels. You'll also learn more about the different portals available to contracted agents and how to use them. Whether you're ready to sell or just thinking about contracting, you won't want to miss this training!
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"“Medicare Advantage beneficiaries had 49% and 11% higher rates of vaccination for pneumonia and the flu and the contrasts are even more pronounced among high-need, high-cost beneficiaries,” said Allyson Schwartz, president and CEO of the Better Medicare Alliance. “For example, beneficiaries with major complex chronic conditions had 57% lower rate of avoidable hospitalizations for acute conditions in Medicare Advantage than in traditional Medicare.”

Call us today to find out more about the Medicare Advantage plans mentioned in this article."**
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