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AEP is coming – we've got you covered!

We’re here to make AEP easy. Here’s what you need to support clients this enrollment season:
  1. Sales Material Pick-up Parties

    Pick up your 2026 AEP Sales Materials and enjoy snacks and refreshments with your local AZ Blue Medicare Sales Team.

    Phoenix, AZ
    Friday, September 26
    9 a.m. - 4 p.m.
    AZ Blue Office
    8220 N. 23rd Ave.
    Phoenix, AZ 85021

    For easy access to more sales materials, please visit our website at azblue.com/medicare or visit Highspot.

  2. MAPD Commissions Schedule
  3. Health Risk Assessment (HRA) Program
    • AZ Blue pays a $100 fee for completion of qualifying HRA submissions.
    • HRAs must be submitted through the Connecture system.
      • Use our portal to access the system or log in to the Connecture Multicarrier Portal. (For additional information, please contact your upline or FMO.)
      • HRA forms are available after an enrollment is submitted.
    • Qualified HRA payouts from the previous month will be included in the regularly scheduled commission run.
    • Applications that are denied or canceled will not qualify for payment.
    • If a policy ends in a rapid disenrollment, HRA payment will be collected from AZ Blue.
    • HRAs are only accepted for members enrolling into AZ Blue MA from another MA/MAPD plan, Original Medicare or those in their IEP/ICEP. They are not accepted for current AZ Blue MA members.
    Blue Cross® Blue Shield® of Arizona (AZ Blue) is contracted with Medicare to offer HMO Medicare Advantage plans. Enrollment in AZ Blue plans depends on contract renewal.

    You are eligible to enroll in a AZ Blue Medicare Supplement plan if you are age 65 or older, entitled to Medicare Part A, and enrolled in Medicare Part B, and you live in the plan service area. You must continue to pay your Medicare Part B premiums (and Part A, if applicable), if not otherwise paid for by Medicaid or another third party. During the first six months when you are age 65 and also enrolled in Medicare Parts A & B you cannot be denied a Medicare Supplement plan when you apply for one, regardless of health status.

    Health Choice Pathway HMO D-SNP is a Health Plan with a Medicare contract and a contract with the state Medicaid program. Enrollment in Health Choice Pathway HMO D-SNP depends on contract renewal. Health Choice Pathway Member Services can be reached at 1-800-656-8991, TTY: 711, 8 a.m. to 8 p.m., 7 days a week.
    Member Services can be reached at 480-937-0409 (in Arizona) or at our toll-free phone number at 1-800-446-8331 (TTY users should call 711). Hours are 8 a.m. to 8 p.m., Monday through Friday from April 1 to September 30; and 7 days a week from October 1 to March 31. Member Services also has free language interpreter services available for non-English speakers.

    OptumRx® is an independent company providing prescription mail order services.