A few months ago, I blogged about Medicare looking to set up a Demonstration Project where they would perform enrollment and disenrollment functions in select states or regions.
I don’t want to repeat what I wrote, so you can find the original blog post here.
I emailed CMS several times to follow up on this to learn more about what they are trying to do and to comment. Earlier this week, I finally got a response. I was only looking for the transcript of the call which was supposed to be posted on the website back in November. It’s finally there!! Here is a link to the transcript.
I haven’t read through this yet, but I will at some point soon and blog with my comments!
Sounds like the same thing that was done with Medicaid in Pennsylvania during the 90′s or early 2000′s. I wasn’t in the business then but a colleague of mine said he was doing really well enrolling people in Medicaid HMO’s and it was suddenly taken away from him. I wouldn’t be surprised if the same thing happens with Medicare Advantage.
I don’t have the patience and reading it just maks me upset. Craig, please interpret!
I smell an extremely large rat here, and it smells of rot. It appears we’re headed towards agent eradication. Things just keep deteriorating at an alraming rate in the MA and PDP marketing scene. Looks like we agents are the “bad guys” in this scenario. Think of the huge sums of money saved if no commissions are payable. The goons that are hired to take our place will simply get a salary – with a few bonuses thrown in for good measure and good will. Better put all those earned commissions in the bank, fellas. Times, they are a changin’…