A federal court lifted CMS's freeze on new ACA agents. 2027 Marketplace registration opened Nov 6. Steps, deadlines, and live help from Affordable Care Agents.
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Every agent-assisted ACA enrollment now needs a one-time consumer authorization, and many need ID proofing. What changes Nov 1 and how brokers should prepare.
AEP 2026 Broker Readiness Guide — September 2026 Medicare AEP 2026 Final Checklist: Everything Brokers Must Do Before October 15 The Medicare Annual Enrollment Period (AEP) 2026 opens October 15 and closes December 7 — and the brokers who start enrolling on day one are the ones who did the work in September. This is...
Dual-Eligible Plan Broker Guide — New York 2026 TOTAL and MAP Plans in New York 2026: VillageCare, VNS Health, and Elderplan — A Complete Broker Comparison For New York brokers working with dual-eligible clients — those who have both Medicare and Medicaid — TOTAL and MAP plans are among the most powerful plan types available....
CMS Announcement — September 28, 2026 | AEP Opens October 15 Medicare Advantage Premiums Are Dropping 16.5% in 2027: What Brokers Need to Know Before AEP Opens On September 28, 2026 — 17 days before AEP opens — CMS announced that the weighted average monthly premium for Medicare Advantage plans is projected to fall to...
Medicare Supplement Update — October 5, 2026 Medigap High Deductible 2027: Plan G Deductible Rises to $3,050 — What Medicare Supplement Brokers Must Know CMS has announced that the annual deductible for high-deductible Medigap Plans G, F and J will be $3,050 beginning January 1, 2027 — a $100 increase from $2,950 in 2026. The...
Breaking Compliance Alert — September 28, 2026 CMS Cancels 760,000 ACA Enrollments and Freezes New Broker Registrations: What Every ACA Agent Must Know Before OEP 2027 On September 22, 2026, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services cancelled coverage for more than 760,000 ACA Marketplace enrollees and simultaneously imposed a temporary moratorium blocking new agent...
AEP 2026 Market Alert — September 21, 2026 Medicare Advantage Benefits Are Being Cut for 2027: What Every Broker Must Know Before AEP Opens October 15 Nearly 70% of Medicare Advantage plan leaders expect their 2027 benefit packages to be less generous than 2026’s. UnitedHealthcare has dropped approximately 13% of its plans across 18 states....
Breaking Carrier Update — AEP 2026 Molina Healthcare Exits Medicare Advantage in Connecticut, Mississippi, and Nevada: What Brokers Must Do Before October 15 Molina Healthcare is discontinuing its standard Medicare Advantage Prescription Drug (MAPD) product nationwide for 2027 — affecting approximately 80,000 members and roughly $1 billion in annual premiums. For brokers with Molina Medicare...
Medicare Broker Income Guide — 2026/2027 Residual Income as a Medicare Broker: How Renewal Commissions Build Lasting Wealth in 2026 and 2027 Most insurance professionals focus on the next sale. The brokers who build real wealth focus on the client they enrolled three years ago who is still paying renewal commissions every month — without...
