T65 new to Med Supp. Do all agents also help with PDP

[PhxSunsFan]

pdp needs hippa and pita training from many carriers to sell pdp.
curious what % of agents only write the supp even though they can also write MA and pdp?
what do agents that cant write pdp, tell their new supp clients?
and agents that can write pdp, but choose not to, what do you say? thanks

 

[gregj]

it's HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability & Accountability Act).

You're on your own for the detailed producer survey data; I've never come across anything like that myself

 

[Newby]

pdp needs hippa and pita training from many carriers to sell pdp.
curious what % of agents only write the supp even though they can also write MA and pdp?
what do agents that cant write pdp, tell their new supp clients?
and agents that can write pdp, but choose not to, what do you say? thanks

Yes you should do their PDP. Just do it all on Medicare.gov. You don’t need to do Hippa unless you want to get paid on the PDP.

 

[somarco]

pdp needs hippa and pita training from many carriers to sell pdp.

Agents who want to write PDP and/or MA/MAPD need AHIP. I am not aware of any HIPAA certifications.

What is PITA? That acronym converts to Pain In The A$$ to me.

 

[gregj]

What is PITA? .

cut a pocket in there, put in some tzatziki, bell pepper, feta, & diced chicken, mmmmm-mmmm tasty

 

[axeman462]

I help with pdp for the first 6 years. After that they are on their own, unless the customer has referred a few other clients to me

 

[sshafran]

pdp needs hippa and pita training from many carriers to sell pdp.
curious what % of agents only write the supp even though they can also write MA and pdp?
what do agents that cant write pdp, tell their new supp clients?
and agents that can write pdp, but choose not to, what do you say? thanks

Keep it simple. "We have these five (or whatever) PDPs. I'll run the Rx's - - - OK, (a) looks like WellCare, I'll sign you up [OR] (b) looks like Elixir, you'll need to do (x) to enroll since we don't represent them. Or, you can do (_) which we do offer - copay are a little higher, but you get an agent. Which do you prefer?"

 

[PhxSunsFan]

apologies hippa?? hilarious meant to write ahip..

 

[fed up]

Told my clients to get their PDP at Walmart pharmacy or CVS. That way they could argue with the pharmacist and get substitute medications without my intervention.

 

[kgmom219]

I did 500+ PDP reviews this year. After 20 years, I finally "succumbed" and did the friggin AHIP and got appointed with a couple of them (Silver Script and Humana.)

Its actually not that hard, even when you aren't getting paid. 90% of mine went either SS, Humana or Wellcare. Once you figure out that year's logic, you'll be able to do them pretty quickly.

I do them all at Medicare.gov, then do a cut/paste and email it to the client. Typing them in is the issue and I get help with that part.