Hype About Health Sherpa

[ameneses54]

I really don't see why all the hype about Health Sherpa. Although considering the hundreds of posts and happy customers it seems to be working OK, it still has some very disturbing shortcomings.
-You don't get an immediate eligibility report (not refreshing for customers)
-As it does not exist, you can't access your Marketplace account
-As no account exists, no way of adding dental or reporting a life change.
-If you wanted to do the above you'd have to go through 80% of a regular Marketplace application creating an account and verifying identity.
-To do the above and you would have to contact the customer (a hassle)
-Last but not least, it's expensive (about an average month's commission)
I'm quite sure these alternatives to the Marketplace are evolving, but at this moment they're at it's infancy. Maybe in future open enrollments we will have a robust platform to save us time and not ransack our dwindling commissions.

 

[Yagents]

I did 13 apps today, 4 of them with Sherpa. Couldn't have hit that number without them.

By the way, all of them were free since I recruited agents and explained the process to them before OEP to allow them to actually produce, and I made the $5 credit for each app they did.

Help me write more Sherp for free.....and I'll help you be more successful, sign up here:
https://www.healthsherpa.com/agents/new?_referring_agent_id=362

 

[taterpeeler]

girl... you aint got a clue... not one single comment matters or is accurate.... time to go to this site... monster.com

 

[FLM2]

I really don't see why all the hype about Health Sherpa. Although considering the hundreds of posts and happy customers it seems to be working OK, it still has some very disturbing shortcomings.
-You don't get an immediate eligibility report (not refreshing for customers)
-As it does not exist, you can't access your Marketplace account
-As no account exists, no way of adding dental or reporting a life change.
-If you wanted to do the above you'd have to go through 80% of a regular Marketplace application creating an account and verifying identity.
-To do the above and you would have to contact the customer (a hassle)
-Last but not least, it's expensive (about an average month's commission)
I'm quite sure these alternatives to the Marketplace are evolving, but at this moment they're at it's infancy. Maybe in future open enrollments we will have a robust platform to save us time and not ransack our dwindling commissions.

Is it just me or have you complained about Sherpa almost every day, in multiple threads, for the past two months?

Dude, if you don't like them, don't use them. It's a pretty simple solution. Why do you care so much, they don't ask for any money up front or a subscription so it couldn't have cost you any money so far.

 

[Post Quartermaster]

Sherpa has increased my production big time.

And most of the OPs reasoning is off. For starters, you can login to your ffm broker account thru Sherpa, its very easy, and very useful for verifying app status, etc.

Sherpa, and other wbe's may not be the best choice for your complex cases (family with children kicked to medicaid, etc), but the time value they provide for 90% of my cases is invaluable.

 

[kgmom219]

Is it just me or have you complained about Sherpa almost every day, in multiple threads, for the past two months?
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Its not just you.........

 

[bluediamond]

Some of us would love to be able to use sherpa.

 

[ameneses54]

Is it just me or have you complained about Sherpa almost every day, in multiple threads, for the past two months?

Dude, if you don't like them, don't use them. It's a pretty simple solution. Why do you care so much, they don't ask for any money up front or a subscription so it couldn't have cost you any money so far.

Completely wrong. My post is a compendium of what I've read on the forum and online and if you've done your homework you will see it's accurate.
I haven't run one application with Sherpa.

 

[Bob_The_Insurance_Guy]

-Last but not least, it's expensive (about an average month's commission)
:

Giving up one month's commission to get 11 month's commission using a platform that keeps me in "the know", as well as my client.

SOLD!

HC.gov does not offer that.

 

[somarco]

I haven't run one application with Sherpa.

Neither have I, but I don't have any reason to cast stones, and I don't have a dog in this fight. Why even post when you are not a user?