Quick AHIP Cert Question

Winter · 11-02-2009, 12:51 PM

I do some medicare advantage but not as much as I used to and in fact try to avoid it. Having said that, there is a regional carrier that has a plan that I am halfway interested in and they require the AHIP cert which I have not taken. Got my cert for Secure Horizons through their training modules rather than the generic AHIP.

Anyhoo, I know about the 149.00 or whatever but basically my question is: What is the lay of the land on that AHIP cert test.?You pay by credit card to sign up I presume and then it must let you on to a training module but is the test and training pretty much a one shot shot approach where you go through some boring information for fifty minutes or so and then have a ten minute test, or are there several modules where one should plan to take one and do the test on it and then maybe come back and do another and so on.

I am not worried about the content because most insurance training either CE or CMS required is complete joke. But, logisitically what would a person plan for a time commitment to do it. Go in and ram it through in an hour and a half or maybe do a couple modules and do some more later type of thing? It is not a big deal for me either way, I just have to work it in somewhere this week and am trying to get a feel of what it requires.

It is hard for me to compare the United Health modules directly because they have all this frigging AARP branded training mixed in with it so I lose track of what is core CMS/AHIP type training.

Anyway, would appreciate a little guidance if the spirit moves anyone to do so.

MrMack · 11-02-2009, 01:05 PM

Plan for 3-4 hours to go through modules and take the test in 1 shot.

Winter · 11-02-2009, 03:15 PM

Originally Posted by MrMack

Plan for 3-4 hours to go through modules and take the test in 1 shot.

Is there just one overall test or a test for each module?

dandan · 11-02-2009, 03:48 PM

Takes about two hours to go through the study pages, if you go very fast. The test is 50 questions took me about 20 minutes.

Winter · 11-02-2009, 04:01 PM

Originally Posted by dandan

takes about two hours to go through the study pages, if you go very fast. The test is 50 questions took me about 20 minutes.

Alright thank you.

Graham · 11-02-2009, 04:35 PM

Originally Posted by dandan

takes about two hours to go through the study pages, if you go very fast. The test is 50 questions took me about 20 minutes.

Yep it's going through the modules that takes the time, if you know what you are doing the actual test goes pretty fast.

retread · 11-02-2009, 09:08 PM

Same here. I alloted myself 30 minutes for the 50 questions, and finished sooner. I see no reason to rush on a non-timed test, but it just doesn't take that long. The modules, however, do tend to drag on.

SeniorInsuranceGuy · 11-04-2009, 06:29 PM

Don't know if this is too late but here goes: Plan on 3-4 hours for this. Also, regarding payment...Blue Cross was reimbursing the fees plus paying $25 each for 2 of their other products and taking the respective modules and tests. AHIP is 4-5 modules (can't quite remember as I took it mid Sept.) and if you did not take it last year, you have to take two additional modules this year. I think there are 4 modules then the test for first timers and 2 modules and test for those that took it for 2009. Good luck...........