The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has scheduled five webinars for agents and brokers who want to get certified as HealthCare.gov producers for 2018.
CMS has scheduled webinars for returning producers for 1 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time July 21 and July 27, and webinars for producers who are new to HealthCare.gov for 1 p.m. EDT July 20 and July 26.
CMS has also scheduled a webinar on changes to its producer training system for 1 p.m. EDT July 19.
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CMS, an arm of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, has posted information about the webinars here.
HealthCare.gov now has 68,785 certified producers, according to the public producer registration database. That total is down from 93,640 for the 2016 open enrollment period.
CMS noted that its producer training system will go close at 12:01 p.m. EDT July 12, as managers work to get the system ready for the 2018 open enrollment period.