TrueCost / HealthSpring Training

HealthSpring: Quote and Enroll

For every agent who sells HealthSpring dental, accident and cancer plans. Watch the video, then use the parts below when you have a client on the line.

Watch It First

One video, 7 minutes, 14 parts. Sound on. Click a part to jump to it.

1Getting Around HealthSpring

Watch this part in the video (0:00)
  1. 1
    Sign in to the HealthSpring broker portal.
    You land on the Dashboard.
    Step 1: Sign in to the HealthSpring broker portal.
  2. 2
    Find Quote and Enroll on the left and Book of Business on the right.
    Book of Business is every policy you have written.
    Step 2: Find Quote and Enroll on the left and Book of Business on the right.
  3. 3
    Click HealthSpring Supplemental Benefits under Quote and Enroll.
    You can also click HealthSpring Supplemental in the left menu, then Quote and Enroll.
    Step 3: Click HealthSpring Supplemental Benefits under Quote and Enroll.

2Start a Quote

Watch this part in the video (0:19)
  1. 1
    Type the client's Zip Code.
    The State fills in on its own.
    Step 1: Type the client's Zip Code.
  2. 2
    Type the Date of Birth of the person you are talking to.
    That is the primary applicant. This screen takes one applicant only.
    Step 2: Type the Date of Birth of the person you are talking to.
  3. 3
    Pick Gender, then click Quick Quote/Apply.
    Step 3: Pick Gender, then click Quick Quote/Apply.
  4. 4
    Check the state at the top right of the next screen.
    Every state has its own prices. Wrong state, go back and fix the zip code.
    Step 4: Check the state at the top right of the next screen.
  5. 5
    Use only three products on the list.
    Flexible Choice Dental, Vision & Hearing Plus. Choice Accident. Flexible Choice Cancer - Lump Sum, which we build into a critical illness plan with riders.
    Step 5: Use only three products on the list.
Never. quote from the wrong state. If the top right does not show the client's state, go back and fix the zip code first.

3Dental: Pick the Family Type

Watch this part in the video (0:48)
  1. 1
    Click Flexible Choice Dental, Vision & Hearing Plus.
    Select Customized Coverage.
    Step 1: Click Flexible Choice Dental, Vision & Hearing Plus.
  2. 2
    Open Coverage Type and pick one of the four.
    Individual. Individual & Spouse/Domestic Partner. One-Parent Family. Family.
    Step 2: Open Coverage Type and pick one of the four.
  3. 3
    Individual is one person, 18 or older.
    There is no child-only policy.
    Step 3: Individual is one person, 18 or older.
  4. 4
    Individual & Spouse/Domestic Partner is two partners.
    They do not have to be married. Two brothers, or a mom and her daughter, do not fit here.
    Step 4: Individual & Spouse/Domestic Partner is two partners.
  5. 5
    One-Parent Family is one parent plus 1 to 6 children.
    One child or six, the price is the same.
    Step 5: One-Parent Family is one parent plus 1 to 6 children.
  6. 6
    Family is two parents plus 1 to 6 children.
    A child is anyone up to 25. At 26 they need their own policy.
    Step 6: Family is two parents plus 1 to 6 children.
Never. put a child alone on a policy, put two brothers or a parent and child on the couple type, or add a cousin or grandparent to a family. Each of them needs their own policy.

4Dental: Set the Benefit and Read the Price

Watch this part in the video (1:33)
  1. 1
    Set Maximum Benefit to $5,000.
    We always sell the $5,000.
    Step 1: Set Maximum Benefit to $5,000.
  2. 2
    Read the quote at the top right of the price grid.
    That is the $100 deductible with preventive services covered at 100% from day one. It is the number you give the client.
    Step 2: Read the quote at the top right of the price grid.
  3. 3
    Know what moves the price: state, family type, and the age bucket.
    The buckets are 49 and under, and 50 and over. The policy prices by the oldest person on it.
    Step 3: Know what moves the price: state, family type, and the age bucket.
  4. 4
    For a couple or a family, click Applicant 2 on the right and fill it in through Gender.
    First Name, Last Name, Date of Birth, Gender. The premium recalculates on its own.
    Step 4: For a couple or a family, click Applicant 2 on the right and fill it in through Gender.
  5. 5
    Watch the premium when the second person is 50 or over.
    It jumps to the over-50 price even if the first person is younger.
    Step 5: Watch the premium when the second person is 50 or over.
  6. 6
    To quote another age or state, go back to the first screen.
    Change the Date of Birth or the Zip Code there. The total premium at the top adds up every product you have picked.
    Step 6: To quote another age or state, go back to the first screen.
Never. quote a couple or a family with one birth date. The price follows the oldest person. Get both birth dates before you say a number.

5Choice Accident

Watch this part in the video (2:32)
  1. 1
    Click Choice Accident and select Customized Coverage.
    Step 1: Click Choice Accident and select Customized Coverage.
  2. 2
    Pick the Coverage Type.
    Individual, couple, one-parent family or family, same four as dental.
    Step 2: Pick the Coverage Type.
  3. 3
    Under the benefit levels, click Premier.
    $25 a month in most states. A few states are a little less.
    Step 3: Under the benefit levels, click Premier.
  4. 4
    Leave every Optional Rider unchecked.
    Only the state and the family type change this price. Age and gender do not.
    Step 4: Leave every Optional Rider unchecked.
  5. 5
    To see one product's total on its own, set the other product's Coverage Type back to Please Select.
    That takes it out of the total at the top.
    Step 5: To see one product's total on its own, set the other product's Coverage Type back to Please Select.

6Flexible Choice Cancer: Our Critical Illness Plan

Watch this part in the video (3:01)
  1. 1
    Click Flexible Choice Cancer - Lump Sum and pick the Coverage Type.
    Step 1: Click Flexible Choice Cancer - Lump Sum and pick the Coverage Type.
  2. 2
    Set Benefit Amount to $10,000.
    Step 2: Set Benefit Amount to $10,000.
  3. 3
    Check Lump Sum Heart/Stroke Rider and set it to $10,000.
    That is a separate $10,000 for heart attack and stroke.
    Step 3: Check Lump Sum Heart/Stroke Rider and set it to $10,000.
  4. 4
    Skip Lump Sum Cancer Benefit Builder Rider.
    Step 4: Skip Lump Sum Cancer Benefit Builder Rider.
  5. 5
    Check Specified Disease Benefit Rider and set it to $10,000.
    That is the plan: the base, the first rider, the third rider. Nothing else.
    Step 5: Check Specified Disease Benefit Rider and set it to $10,000.
  6. 6
    For a couple, enter both birth dates.
    This product has many age buckets and prices by the oldest person. We offer it to clients 40 and over on ACA calls.
    Step 6: For a couple, enter both birth dates.
Never. add a rider we do not sell. The plan is the $10,000 base, the Heart/Stroke rider and the Specified Disease rider.

7Start the Application

Watch this part in the video (3:44)
  1. 1
    Keep every product the client is buying checked.
    Each product can have its own Coverage Type. A couple on dental and an individual on accident is fine.
    Step 1: Keep every product the client is buying checked.
  2. 2
    Type the First Name and Last Name of every applicant on the right.
    Start Application stays grey until the names are in.
    Step 2: Type the First Name and Last Name of every applicant on the right.
  3. 3
    Click Start Application.
    HealthSpring runs one application per product, one after the other, and carries your answers forward.
    Step 3: Click Start Application.
  4. 4
    Children are added later, on their own tab inside the application.
    Step 4: Children are added later, on their own tab inside the application.

8Applicant Information

Watch this part in the video (4:16)
  1. 1
    Fill in Applicant 1.
    First Name, Last Name, Date of Birth, Gender, Phone, Email, SSN or ITIN, Street Address, City, State, ZIP.
    Step 1: Fill in Applicant 1.
  2. 2
    Answer Is your mailing address the same as your residential address.
    Yes for most clients.
    Step 2: Answer Is your mailing address the same as your residential address.
  3. 3
    Fill in Applicant 2 the same way if there is one, then click Next.
    Step 3: Fill in Applicant 2 the same way if there is one, then click Next.
  4. 4
    If you get a Verification Error, check three things with the client.
    Name, date of birth and Social Security number must match. Confirm the full address, then click Proceed with Application.
    Step 4: If you get a Verification Error, check three things with the client.

9Additional Information and Beneficiaries

Watch this part in the video (4:37)
  1. 1
    Enter the primary applicant's Height and Weight.
    Step 1: Enter the primary applicant's Height and Weight.
  2. 2
    Fill in the beneficiaries.
    Applicant Name, Name of Beneficiary/Estate, Date of Birth, Relationship to Applicant, Primary or Contingent, Percentage of Benefit.
    Step 2: Fill in the beneficiaries.
  3. 3
    Let each applicant pick their own beneficiary.
    Couples usually pick each other. They do not have to.
    Step 3: Let each applicant pick their own beneficiary.
  4. 4
    If one person has two beneficiaries, make the percentages add up to 100.
    Step 4: If one person has two beneficiaries, make the percentages add up to 100.
  5. 5
    Prior or Other Coverage: answer No, No, No.
    Unless the client is replacing a plan.
    Step 5: Prior or Other Coverage: answer No, No, No.
  6. 6
    Read each health question to the client and mark the answer they give. Click Next.
    Step 6: Read each health question to the client and mark the answer they give. Click Next.

10Billing Information

Watch this part in the video (5:05)
  1. 1
    Payer is other than Insured: No.
    Yes only when someone else pays. Then fill in the payer's details.
    Step 1: Payer is other than Insured: No.
  2. 2
    Type the Routing Number.
    The Financial Institution fills in on its own.
    Step 2: Type the Routing Number.
  3. 3
    Pick the Account Type and type the Account Number.
    Step 3: Pick the Account Type and type the Account Number.
  4. 4
    If it says the account number could not be validated, read the number back with the client and try again.
    After a few tries it lets you proceed anyway.
    Step 4: If it says the account number could not be validated, read the number back with the client and try again.
  5. 5
    Requested Withdrawal Date: 28.
    If the client asks, any day from the 1st to the 28th.
    Step 5: Requested Withdrawal Date: 28.
  6. 6
    Bank Consent Verification Questions: Yes and Yes. Click Next.
    Step 6: Bank Consent Verification Questions: Yes and Yes. Click Next.

11Final Steps and Submit

Watch this part in the video (5:38)
  1. 1
    Required Forms: Yes, then B, then No.
    Yes, the blank packet was provided. B, Outline of Coverage. No, the applicant is not with you in person. Click Next.
    Step 1: Required Forms: Yes, then B, then No.
  2. 2
    Effective Date Request: leave Date of Approval.
    Coverage starts as soon as it is approved. Pick Request Date only when the client asks for a specific date.
    Step 2: Effective Date Request: leave Date of Approval.
  3. 3
    Attest Yes and Yes.
    Step 3: Attest Yes and Yes.
  4. 4
    Ask the client for a Security Question, a Security Answer and a 4-digit Security PIN.
    Write them down for the client.
    Step 4: Ask the client for a Security Question, a Security Answer and a 4-digit Security PIN.
  5. 5
    Is this an agent family business: No.
    Step 5: Is this an agent family business: No.
  6. 6
    In Florida, type your agent license number. Click Submit.
    The next product's application opens right away.
    Step 6: In Florida, type your agent license number. Click Submit.

12Choice Accident Application

Watch this part in the video (6:13)
  1. 1
    Beneficiaries: one per person.
    Leave it blank and the benefit goes to the estate.
    Step 1: Beneficiaries: one per person.
  2. 2
    Prior or Other Coverage: No for Applicant 1 and Applicant 2.
    Step 2: Prior or Other Coverage: No for Applicant 1 and Applicant 2.
  3. 3
    Required Forms: Yes, B, No. Click Next.
    The forms go to the client on their own once you submit.
    Step 3: Required Forms: Yes, B, No. Click Next.
  4. 4
    Effective date: Date of Approval. Attest Yes and Yes.
    Step 4: Effective date: Date of Approval. Attest Yes and Yes.
  5. 5
    Reuse the same security question, answer and PIN. Agent family business: No. Click Submit.
    Step 5: Reuse the same security question, answer and PIN. Agent family business: No. Click Submit.

13Dental Application

Watch this part in the video (6:41)
  1. 1
    Answer the same questions as before. Billing is the same.
    Step 1: Answer the same questions as before. Billing is the same.
  2. 2
    Effective Start Date: leave the 1st of next month.
    Dental always starts on the first of the next month.
    Step 2: Effective Start Date: leave the 1st of next month.
  3. 3
    Same security question, answer and PIN. Agent family business: No. Click Submit.
    Step 3: Same security question, answer and PIN. Agent family business: No. Click Submit.

14Before You Close

Watch this part in the video (6:54)
  1. 1
    Each policy is submitted on its own, even though they share your answers.
    Step 1: Each policy is submitted on its own, even though they share your answers.
  2. 2
    Run every product in one go only when the same primary applicant is on all of them.
    Step 2: Run every product in one go only when the same primary applicant is on all of them.
  3. 3
    If one policy has a different primary applicant, quote and submit that one separately.
    Step 3: If one policy has a different primary applicant, quote and submit that one separately.
  4. 4
    Click Book of Business on the Dashboard to see the policies you wrote.
    Step 4: Click Book of Business on the Dashboard to see the policies you wrote.
Never. run two policies with different primary applicants in one go. Quote and submit the second one on its own.

★What We Sell and How We Set It

ProductSet it toPrice moves withWho
Flexible Choice Dental, Vision and Hearing$5,000 maximum benefit, the top right quote ($100 deductible, preventive at 100% from day one)State, family type, age bucket (49 and under, 50 and over) of the oldest personAnyone 18 and over. Children up to 25 on a family plan.
Choice AccidentPremier, $25 a month in most states, no ridersState and family type onlyAnyone. Age and gender do not change the price.
Flexible Choice Cancer (our critical illness plan)$10,000 base, Heart/Stroke rider at $10,000, Specified Disease rider at $10,000State and age, many age buckets, priced by the oldest personOffered at 40 and over on ACA calls.

Withdrawal date defaults to the 28th. Effective date defaults to Date of Approval, except dental, which starts on the first of next month.

TrueCost training. Screens from the HealthSpring broker portal, October 2026. Prices on the screens are examples for one state. Always read the price off the screen in front of you.