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Archive for November 16th, 2008

CMS Issues new Guidance on Special Needs Plans for those with Chronic Conditions (Beginning in 2010)

Posted in Uncategorized on November 16, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

If you plan to sell or have sold Chronic Condition Special Needs plans, you will want to be aware of this. There are a number of Special Needs plans on the market today for those with “Chronic Conditions”.   As a part of the MIPPA law, CMS was directed to convene a panel to determine which [...]

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Important Updates in Working with Coventry’s 2009 Medicare Products

Posted in Coventry, Health America, Insurance Companies on November 16, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

I made a number of updates this weekend on procedures in working with Coventry: See Submitting business page for updates on Use of the new Agent Writing Number (AWN) in the Critical Info Section.  Also, I provided updated guidance on how to use their Telephonic Enrollment procedure. In the Websites section, I added information on [...]

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Just for Fun

Posted in CMS on November 16, 2008 | 3 Comments »

I saw a commercial tonight for 1-800-MEDICARE.    Just for fun, I was wondering if all of the Medicare beneficiaries who have Part D took them up on their advice and called 800-MEDICARE, how many call center employees it would take to service them??  Assume the call took 30 minutes, 15 minutes to evaluate the plans [...]

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