Special Enrollment Period: Illinois Emergency Declaration – Asylum Seekers

Please be advised that a State of Emergency  was declared, impacting individuals in certain Illinois counties. This declaration allows for a one-time Special Enrollment Period (SEP), in the event beneficiaries were unable to make an election during another qualifying election period. Please reference the following guidelines for the incident period. This DST-SEP applies to the Illinois counties listed below.

Columbian Financial Group recently ceased sales in New York and Illinois.

Update: Final Expense processing and administration

Aetna was made aware of a security incident impacting a third-party vendor who administers Final Expense whole life insurance for Aetna Senior Supplemental Insurance.

Alignment Healthcare Announces Improvement of NC and NV Medicare Advantage HMO 2024 Rating to 5 Stars, Highest Score from Medicare

ORANGE, Calif., June 24, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Alignment Healthcare, Inc. (NASDAQ: ALHC) today announced that the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) recalculated the 2024 Star Rating of its H5296 Medicare Advantage (MA) HMO contract in North Carolina and Nevada, resulting in a 5-star out of a possible 5-star rating. Every year, CMS evaluates plans based on a 5-star rating, with 5 stars representing “excellent” performance.

Alignment Healthcare is offering its agents a discounted rate for AHIP certification.

Going forward, Ambetter Health will conduct monthly reviews of commissions paid to Ambetter Health brokers. These reviews will identify policies that have been retroactively canceled or termed.