Agent Update Memo — June 2026
Agent Update Memo — June 2026
Below you will find new Medicare training and information both from Senior Marketing Specialists and the insurance industry as a whole. This information will be updated throughout the month.
Last Edited: 06/29/2026
Senior Marketing Specialists Updates
The office will be closed July 3rd, in observance of Independence Day.
Integrity Launches Health Insurance Plan for Independent Agents
IntegrityCONNECT Updates: Two-step authentications launching on June 25 – use text or email to get a 6 digit code that will log you in.
Have a support issue? Let us help! Give us a call today at (800) 689-2800!
FREE VIRTUAL WEBINARS
- Register for Live Integrity Tech Tip Tuesdays!
- Tuesday, June 30 at 1 PM CST – Senior Market Signal
- Wednesday, July 1 at 10 AM CST – The Medicare GLP-1 Bridge: What Agents Need to Know
- Integrity had a webinar on hosting compliant events with the Chief Legal Officer, Jayne Rothman. Click here to view the recording!
Industry Updates
- CMS/HPMS clarified that Electronic SOA’s will still be considered valid for CY27!
- CMS has released educational materials on the Medicare GLP-1 Bridge.
- CMS News from the Medicare Learning Network (MLN)!
- CMS Press Release: CMS Takes Bold New Approach to Stewarding Medicaid Demonstration Project Spending
- CMS Press Release: Federal Rule Takes Aim at Health Care Bureaucracy, Reducing Dispute Fees, and Boosting Transparency
- Becker’s Hospital Review: The 340B rebate fight escalates: 14 key developments
- Becker’s Hospital Review: Where PBM reform stands across the US
- Fierce Healthcare: Brokers increasingly recommending ICHRA to employers
- Fierce Healthcare: CMS proposes permanent framework for Medicare drug price negotiations
- Fierce Healthcare: CVS sues to challenge Tennessee’s new PBM law
- Fierce Healthcare: Healthcare costs poised to jump 9% in 2027 as health plans blame AI adoption, drug prices
- Fierce Healthcare: Optum Rx, FTC poised for settlement in insulin pricing case
- Medical Economics: Inside the 10 worst health care fraud cases of 2026 so far
- MedScape: Medicare to Cover New Osteoporosis Diagnostic Screening Test
- Missouri Independent: Missouri House approves ‘Food is Medicine’ bill aiding Medicaid patients. If implemented, the waiver would allow MO HealthNet (Medicaid) participants with diet-related chronic diseases to receive prescribed meals, groceries, and vouchers for fresh produce at local farmers markets and grocery stores.
- RAND Health: State-level Impacts of Key Medicaid Provisions in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act
- WPTV: Delray Beach business owner accused of $3.7 billion Medicare fraud scheme arrested
Carrier Updates
- Looking for a convenient place to see all of the carrier trips and incentives going on? Click here to view our Contests page!
- Current Disaster Special Election Periods (DST-SEPs)
- Wellcare and Centerwell will not be in network in Nevada as of June 30, 2026.
ANTHEM
- Aetna now requiring AHIP or NABIP for 2027 certifications!
- MAPD: Members with an effective date of January 1, 2026 are nearing the end of the 180-day temporary funding period. If the member’s Chronic Condition Verification form has not been returned within 180 days, the member will receive a letter notifying them that their SSBCI benefits will no longer be available.
DEVOTED
- Devoted has announced their 2027 expansion states and registration for Plan Year (PY) 2027 is OPEN: Connecticut, Maine, Michigan, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, and New York. Note: Wisconsin was removed from their expansion list.
CIGNA
- Cigna closed on June 19.
- Upcoming Cigna (HealthSpring) Rate Changes
- Disaster SEP’s in CA, CO, FL, KS, MO, OR, TX.
- Medicare Supplement and Supplemental Health & Life portfolios are now branded HealthSpring in: Georgia, Illinois, Maine, Minnesota, Missouri, New Hampshire, West Virginia, and Wyoming.
CLEAR SPRING
- Clear Spring Health will be exiting the Medicare Advantage market as of June 1, 2026.
GTL
- Short Term Care coming soon to MN!
MANHATTAN LIFE
- Home Health Enhanced product expands its reach to Hawaii, Illinois, Mississippi, and Nebraska.
- Manhattan Home Health Care Enhanced is now available in Colorado, Ohio, South Dakota, and Wyoming.
MEDICO
- In select states: Medico now allowing HIP customers to make changes to their policy once per calendar year.
UNITED HEALTHCARE
- UHC has announced non-commissionable plans as of July 1 signature dates! If you’re not sure how your state is impacted, call us!
- UHC Indiana Birthday Rule Update PDF
To qualify for Fast Start:
- Premier Producer with UHC for at least 12 months (if MS only) – Premier producers have at least 15 new enrollments in the last year or 80 active members.
OR
- Selling UHC for at least 2 years with 10+ MAPD/MS apps, with no compliance points in the last 12 months.
WELLABE
- Starting June 1, 2026, Wellabe will require all plans sold to meet an annualized premium totaling $250, or a minimum of $20.83 per month. This includes the product’s base benefits and any riders added to the plan.
Wellabe new agent portal launching June 29!
- Thursday, June 8 at 3 PM CST – Agent Session
- Monday, June 22 at 11 AM CST – Agent Session
- Thursday, June 25 at 12 PM CST – Agent Session
AEP
IMPORTANT LINKS
- Broker Compensation for CY 2027 will be posted on CMS when it is announced.
- The CMS Landscape is a great tool to see what products will be offered in each county with plan highlights like premium and MOOP.
- How to see MA enrollment by State/County/Contract
- How to see DSNP enrollment opportunities
- How to see the 65+ population in a State/County/City
- Medicare Overview eBook – customizable, perfect for networking.
CERT DATES
- June 1 – UHC Fast Start opens for qualifying agents. Read the above information for how to qualify.
- June 8 – UHC opens for all agents.
- June 22 – AHIP opens!
- June 22 – NABIP opens! You can toggle over to 2027 for accepted carriers. Aetna was added this year.
- June 22 – Imperial Health opens!
- June 23 – Aetna opens! They have a new portal this year!
- June 23 – Devoted opens!
- June 30 – Elevance opens!
- July 1 – HealthSpring opens!
- July 8 – Humana opens! Their recertification deadline for certs is November 30 to protect continuation of AOR.
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