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Upcoming Medicare Advantage Commission Payment Schedule

As we near the end of the year, we want to update you on the Medicare Advantage commission schedule for the next few months. This year, you’ll receive 2 payments in December.

  • December 23 for November effective dates
  • December 30 for December effective dates and November retroactivity

We’re also working to process January’s Medicare Advantage commissions as quickly as possible, and the payment for January 2018 new sales and renewals will be out by the end of January. Normally, our policy is to pay commissions the month after the effective date, but knowing you sell and renew the majority of your Medicare Advantage book of business in the fourth quarter, we strive to pay January’s commissions in January.

January through March schedule:

  • January 25 for December retroactivity
  • January 31 for January effective dates and January renewal payment
  • February 24 for January retroactivity
  • March 24 for February effective dates

Commercial commissions are not affected by this and will follow their normal payout schedule.

And remember, you can review your Book of Business on Your Health Alliance for brokers any time. Thank you for your hard work and partnership.

Changing Plans Outside the AEP

Now that the Annual Enrollment Period (AEP) is over, you might have questions about how members can change plans during the rest of the year.

Medicare Advantage Disenrollment Period

From January 1 to February 14, during the Medicare Advantage Disenrollment Period, members can leave their Medicare Advantage plan and switch back to Original Medicare.

If they switch back to Original Medicare during this time, they’ll also have until February 14 to join a Medicare Prescription Drug Plan (PDP) to add drug coverage.

They cannot:

  • Join a Medicare Advantage plan from Original Medicare
  • Switch from one Medicare Advantage plan to another
  • Switch from one PDP to another
  • Join, switch, or drop a Medicare Medical Savings Account Plan

Remember, members who qualify for Extra Help (LIS) might have other options.

Special Enrollment Periods

Outside the AEP, Medicare beneficiaries can only enroll in a Medicare Advantage plan or PDP after a special event with a Special Enrollment Period (SEP).

To enroll during an SEP, we must receive an Attestation of Eligibility form, which must include the date of the qualifying event, with the application. CMS requires us to get that date, so applications won’t be processed until it’s confirmed.

You can find enrollment forms and attestations forms on HealthAllianceMedicare.org or on Your Health Alliance for brokers in the Forms & Resources.

Learn more about the types of SEPs, when coverage will start, and other enrollment periods on the Understand Medicare section of our website.