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CMS Issues Revised Version of Marketing Guidelines

CMS, in their August 10 Memo to MA & PDP Organizations, has released a new version of their Marketing Guidelines.  This takes the place of the previous edition which was first published in 2006.  This newest version of the CMS Marketing Guidelines goes over a wide range of topics, including but not limited to:  Sales & Educational Events, Broker Compensation, Marketing Pieces, Nominal Gift Rules, and Scope of Appointment Guidelines.

New Guaranteed issue plan from Assurant

Assurant has come out with a new limited benefit plan for consumers. This plan is a guaranteed issue plan. While it is not a full Major Medical product, it could be extremely useful for struggling families. For more information and state availability, please take a look at the MS PowerPoint below. NOTE: Coming to Colorado beginning Sept. 1st, 2009.

• Access PowerPoint
• Access PowerPoint (States: OK & MO only)
• Free PowerPoint viewer from Microsoft

New Rules for Marketing MA and Part D Plans

You have registered for AHIP's course, "Marketing Medicare Advantage and Part D Prescription Drug Plans: Understanding Medicare Basics, Plan Options, and Marketing and Enrollment Requirements."  You need to comply with new rules from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) that apply to sales of all 2009 Medicare Advantage and Part D plans.  CMS and plan sponsors will be overseeing marketing activities to ensure compliance with the new requirements.  Please follow this Web link to review the slides in Part 4 that highlight the new requirements in yellow font.  To ensure that plans can fulfill their obligation to appropriately train marketing agents, we will track whether you have clicked on the web link and reviewed the revised slides.
If you have not yet taken the exam for the course, you will be expected to know the new information when you take the test.  We encourage you to review all slides thoroughly to ensure your readiness for the exam.