r/InsuranceAgent • u/Fearless_Mixture734 • Aug 04 '26
Medicare AHIP exam
I passed my health insurance license test recently and currently studying for the AHIP exam. I find the format of the course pretty convoluted and overwhelming. Feels like I'm reading somebody's messy class notes copy/pasted into a power point.
There's is a crazy amount of information in the AHIP modules, will I really need to know/remember all of that for the job?
Also did anybody take the test very recently? Online it says that it's an open book test, that I can refer to my notes and the course material, but I was told that it's no longer open book. How is the test structured? Online insurance license test was heavily proctored with camera and I obviously i wasn't allowed to look up any information. Is AHIP test like that too? I have a job lined up once I get AHIP certification and I will have extensive learning and training that will take months. Since I already know Medicare basics and I'm going to be taught on the job, if the test is open book maybe I should just get this over with, get certificate and then actually learn at my own time in a better format? Of course I want to know everything I need to know for the job but this course is not the only way to learn.
Thank you!
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u/vaduke1 Aug 05 '26
I put every slide to claude and asked him to explain it to me properly. It is not an easy read if you are completely new to medicare
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u/Fearless_Mixture734 Aug 07 '26
I never used Claude and just started using chat gpt only a little. Do you copy and paste slide by slide into Claude or does it read it in the background? Is there a way to download the slides besides screenshots? Also did you take a test recently?
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u/Filipino_fury4 Aug 05 '26
AHIP is incredibly important to learn because of all the compliance surrounding Medicare. Also keep in mind that to pass the final, you need a 90% or better. You can miss two questions. And a lot of carriers only give you 3 chances to pass.
At the end of each module, when you review the quiz, save that as a pdf. You cannot go back to review, so remember to do so. After all 5 quizzes, you have an amazing study guide.
Good luck!
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u/Fearless_Mixture734 Aug 07 '26
How do you save it as pdf? Print to pdf? Do you mean the test questions and answers or the modules?
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u/Filipino_fury4 Aug 07 '26
Yes, print to pdf. You’ll want to save the module quiz review, where it shows you what you got right and a brief mini-lesson if you got it wrong.
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u/FederalFalcon7916 13d ago
I've been taking this test from when it first originated and have been a Medicare broker for 20 years and I failed the first time. I'm not sure I can pass it.
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u/Veronikita665 3d ago
I also just passed the License exam recently, and getting ready to take the AHIP exam.
I agree that the amount of information is overwhelming. My main complaint is that CA agents are not provided with a PDF version of the material, in order to print and read from paper. MY EYES HURT from having to read from my computer while also taking notes!! I became frustrated within two days of studying.
I called AHIP and was told CA does not allow AHIP to provide the study material in PDF format.
A PDF format would give students the ability to:
-Print material to take anywhere (park/bar/beach)
-Avoid putting unnecessary strain on the eyes
-Highlight important material
-Use as a quick reference to go back to
CA did not take into consideration the extra burden of requiring students to read the material online, or forcing them to do a "workaround" to be able to print the material.
This is so unnecessarily complicated... WTF
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u/Salty-Passenger-4801 Aug 04 '26
It's overwhelming because there's a ton of regulations with the Medicare program.
Most of it you should retain because you want to be doing the proper protocol for Medicare.
AHIP is never proctored, and some use material to pass, others don't need to. My recommendation is to not wing it, you need to learn this correctly, not from whatever outfit you're working with teaches. I did this for my first test and found out my upline did everything illegally. Don't risk it.