Many of those who are eligible for Medicare aren’t aware that Local Medicare insurance agents exist to help guide them through the Medicare process and with Medicare insurance. Some of the most frequent questions we get asked are: “What is a Medicare insurance Agent?” and “How do Medicare insurance agents get paid?”

In short Medicare insurance agents are individuals licensed by the state to support you with exploring your Medicare health insurance options like, prescription drug plans, Medicare Advantage plans, and Medicare supplement plans. They also support enrolling in Medicare by educating you not only on the process but also on the expectations moving forward. Medicare insurance agents get paid by the insurance plans they enroll you into. You should never pay a broker fee or must personally compensate the agent that assists you. Medicare has made it such that all Medicare plans pay identically to each other, so the incentive is to enroll you into the plan that is best fit for your needs, not the plan that pays the best.