Avoid Having to Pay AHIP $100 or More

glrocky · 11-06-2009, 01:28 AM

Take the CMS Pilot Agent and Broker Training course. To register for the training, click the link at https://hpmstraining.cms.hhs.gov/age...istration.html.

CMS has mandated that Medicare Advantage and Part D carriers must accept the certification as satisfying the CMS training requirement. I have verified that Aetna, Healthnet, and Wellcare will accept the certification in lieu of the AHIP certification. I believe that all other carriers will probably accept the certification as well.

Good luck.

policy doctor · 11-06-2009, 10:47 AM

Thank you. I see many of present and former affiliates of mine in that group.

Thanks for posting.

TristanTLC · 11-06-2009, 11:17 AM

The site must be down, I can't get it to activate

retread · 11-07-2009, 12:15 PM

Originally Posted by glrocky

Take the CMS Pilot Agent and Broker Training course. To register for the training, click the link at https://hpmstraining.cms.hhs.gov/age...istration.html.

CMS has mandated that Medicare Advantage and Part D carriers must accept the certification as satisfying the CMS training requirement. I have verified that Aetna, Healthnet, and Wellcare will accept the certification in lieu of the AHIP certification. I believe that all other carriers will probably accept the certification as well.

Good luck.

Most of us couldn't wait and had to have certification done prior to Oct 1. Fortunately Coventry has a reimbursement plan if you sell 6 or more plans.... you just have to wait until April to get reimbursement.

SeniorInsuranceGuy · 11-07-2009, 01:22 PM

Great advice and I didn't know that but am seeing in my contracting with various plans that they are accepting this. I actually went through Anthem Blue Cross and they will refund my fee PLUS will pay $25 per module if you take 2 of their other product modules. Not a bad deal if you use them.

craig_ritter · 11-07-2009, 08:13 PM

Originally Posted by TristanTLC

the site must be down, I can't get it to activate

If you are using IE, go to the Tools menu, then Internet Options. Click on the "Advanced" tab. Scroll down to the bottom and make sure that all of these are "checked":

Use SSL 2.0
Use SSL 3.0
Use TLS 1.0

Click "apply" and then refresh the browser page. It should load.