Mississippi Legislature recently passed House Bill 1350 to change the Telephone Solicitation Act and the Insurance Code. Agents in MS are not longer permitted to initiate phone calls for the sale of Medicare Supplement.

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) implemented new policies aimed at preventing unauthorized changes to Marketplace plans, effective immediately.

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services will host a registration and training process for new agents and brokers. The virtual training will include an overview, general Marketplace updates, and best practices and will be held on July 23 from 1:30 to 3:00 p.m.

Special Enrollment Period: Texas Emergency Declaration – Hurricane Beryl

Please be advised that FEMA declared a State of Emergency for certain Texas counties. This declaration allows for a one-time Special Enrollment Period (SEP), in the event beneficiaries could not make an election during another qualifying election period. Please reference the following guidelines for the incident period. This DST-SEP applies to the Texas counties listed below.

CHARLOTTE, NC – In preparation for the upcoming Enrollment Periods, Messer Financial is already rolling out updates to MyMFG, the industry’s first program that runs side-by-side comparisons for Medicare Advantage and Affordable Care Act plans.

MyMFG is considered a Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) that allows agents to conduct business services anytime, anywhere. Program features include tools for lead management, agent management, and virtual enrollments with call recording.

“With MyMfg, we have removed hours of time spent on admin work so that you can focus on what you do best – helping others.” Vice President of Marketing Micah Mathews said. “Our system will audit your commissions, alert you if someone has taken your client within 25 seconds of it happening, and give complete transparency on the status of each application in real-time. It is an integral piece for any growing business.”

You can now begin ordering your 2025 Medicare Advantage (MA) and Prescription Drug Plan (PDP) sales materials on from Cigna Healthcare via CustomPoint. The ordering window for 2025 materials will be from July 15 to August 30. If you do not order during this time, you cannot order kits again until after October 1, 2024.