If you haven’t started your 2027 Medicare carrier certifications yet, the clock is already running. Carrier certifications are opening in waves right now — July 2026 — and brokers who get certified first have more time to build their book before AEP begins October 15. This complete guide gives you every major carrier’s 2027 certification...
AHIP 2027 certification is now open — and if you have not started yet, now is the time. The 2027 Medicare + Fraud, Waste, and Abuse (FWA) training launched on June 22, 2026, and every broker who wants to sell Medicare Advantage (MA) and Prescription Drug Plans (PDP) during the 2027 Annual Enrollment Period (AEP)...
If you’re considering becoming a Medicare Advantage broker, you’re entering one of the most stable and fastest-growing career paths in the insurance industry. With over 33 million Americans enrolled in Medicare Advantage plans — and enrollment growing every year as Baby Boomers continue turning 65 — the demand for qualified, licensed Medicare brokers has never...
EmblemHealth’s Essential Plan has long been a go-to option for New York brokers serving lower-income clients who don’t qualify for Medicaid but still need affordable, comprehensive coverage. But 2026 brings the biggest change to this product since it launched: New York State is eliminating the expanded 200%–250% FPL eligibility tier effective July 1, 2026, shifting...
Roughly 28 million Americans were without health coverage in 2025 — and 2026 is on track to make that number worse. The expiration of enhanced ACA premium tax credits at the end of 2025 has already triggered the sharpest single-year Marketplace enrollment drop on record, with KFF estimating that 4.8 to 5.8 million more people...
The biggest shift in health insurance sales for 2026 isn’t a new product or a new lead vendor — it’s a regulatory one. On April 2, 2026, CMS finalized the CY 2027 Medicare Advantage and Part D rule, eliminating the 48-hour Scope of Appointment (SOA) waiting period and the 12-hour gap between educational and marketing...
