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Thank You for Partnering with Us!
We are so excited for you to join our team! First, there are a few things you will need to do to get started. Don’t worry, we know that starting a new venture can be scary and confusing, but we are going to walk you through the entire process step-by-step!
The first thing you will need to do is register on our contracting site and create your profile. Please watch the “Getting Started” video below to learn more about contracting with ABC Medicare.
1. Contracting
- Create Your Profile – Click Here for instructions on registering and creating your profile on our contracting site. If you have any questions regarding this step please feel free to contact our Contracting Department.
ABC Medicare Contracting Platform
- Errors & Omissions coverage – Your E&O certificate will need to be uploaded to our contracting site to complete your profile and move on to the next step. If you need E&O coverage, ABC Medicare offers low-cost Group E&O. If you are interested in obtaining E&O coverage through ABC, please send an email to producer@vipankumar.in to request the information be sent to you.
- Request appointment with “ABC Medicare Contracting” – This step will need to be completed as soon as your contracting profile is completed. We cannot move forward with carrier contracting until this is done.
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- Instructions for requesting appointments can be found here.
- The request will be sent to the contracting department for review.
- Please wait to move any existing contracts or request new contracts until our Contracting Department reaches out to you.
- Transfer existing contracts to ABC – If you have any existing contracts with carriers that sell Medicare plans, please check to see if they can be transferred to ABC. To be considered a Preferred Agent all your Medicare contracts must be aligned with us.
- Request New Carrier Appointments – We recommend that you only contract with 1-3 carriers.
2. AHIP
- Registration – If it is your first time taking the AHIP you will need to register using your National Producer Number (NPN).
- Your User ID is your NPN. (The preceding zeros within your NPN are not required. For example, if your NPN is 0001234567, enter 1234567).
- You will create your password during registration as a new user
- Discount – Most carriers offer a $50 discount through their certification sites. If you choose to access and purchase the AHIP directly the cost will be $175.
- AHIP Certification – It is very important that you learn the information in this course–NOT just get it over with. You need to know how Medicare plans work, how they work with other plans and the rules we must follow.
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- AHIP Medicare Training consists of 5 parts with practice tests in each part and then a 50-question final exam. On the final exam, you must make a 90% to pass and you only get three tries before you must pay again for the course.
- AHIP Fraud Waste & Abuse consists of one section with practice tests and then a 10-question final exam with unlimited tries to pass.
3. Carrier Training
- Certifications – Complete the plan certification for each company you want to represent.
- You must complete the AHIP prior to this step.
- Instructions for accessing carrier certifications can be found under the Certifications section when you are logged in.