Los Angeles, CA - October 6, 2016: The online directory of local Medicare Supplement insurance agents provided as a consumer resource by the American Association for Medicare Supplement Insurance made national news.
"With millions o0f Medicare eligible consumers comparing coverage during Medicare Open Enrollment season, we were pleased to see such broad-based exposure for the directory," explains Jesse Slome, director of the American Association for Medicare Supplement Insurance (AAMSI), a national industry organization. "Choosing wisely is critical because choices made will affect health care costs for decades to come."
Some 200 major media outlets have run news about the Associations Find A Local Medicare Supplement Agent Directory. "Consumers want to speak to and meet with knowledgeable Medicare Supplement insurance professionals and there's no other resource exclusively dedicated to help them do so," Slome notes. "The directory has been growing since being first introduced on a test basis last year."
Coverage has appeared in key media able to connect with several million consumers including Yahoo: http://finance.yahoo.com/news/national-medicare-supplement-insurance-agent-151800390.html
The Arizona Republic: http://finance.azcentral.com/azcentral/news/read/32989501
The San Jose Mercury News: http://markets.financialcontent.com/mng-ba.mercurynews/news/read?GUID=32989501
The Association announced plans to significantly improve and expand the directory beginning after this years Medicare Open Enrollment. "To make it easier for consumers, we'll offer a simple Zip Code look-up which will identify the nearest Medicare Supplement insurance agents and provide their contact information as well as a bit of background information," Slome notes. Insurance agents seeking to be added to the directory can contact the organization for further information.
To access the Association's Find A Medicare Supplement Online Agent Look-up go to www.medicaresupp.org/agents.php or call the organization's national headquarters at 818-597-3205.
The American Association for Long Term Care Insurance (www.aaltci.org) is the national trade organization focused on educating individuals about the importance of planning for the risk of long term care. The American Association for Medicare Supplement Insurance (www.medicaresupp.org( focuses on Medigap industry issues and helps link consumers with Medicare Supplement agents. The National Advisory Center for Short Term Care was established in 2015 to build awareness for the important role short term care insurance plays in protecting seniors.