By Lisa Schencker | November 22, 2014 For an 82-year-old man with diabetes and rheumatoid arthritis, the CMS will pay a Medicare Advantage plan a certain amount of money each month. Add renal failure and hemiplegia to the list of …
By Bob Herman | February 27, 2016 The most interesting thing about the preliminary rate notice for 2017 Medicare Advantage plans may be what federal policymakers left out. The thick document made no mention of health-risk assessments, which surprised the …
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As many Stone-Hill agents know, Stone Hill works closely with and admires Craig Ritter’s operation. We support him as he supports us. To that end, I want to give you access to his blog on CMS’s marketing guidelines for 2016. …
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Source: Wall St. Journal (12/22/2015 ) A new study study released by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, sure to fuel the raging debate over drug pricing, found that increases of 100 percent or more in prescription drug costs …
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Health Insurance Claim Number (HICN)—This is the number used by Social Security and Medicare to identify a beneficiary. Social Security is responsible for all eligibility assignment and enrollment into Medicare while Medicare is responsible for oversight and fulfillment of the …
For your convenience, we have include a link to the page at CMS.gov where the marketing guidelines are offered. Generally, there is a collection of documents, and it is up to you to determine which ones pertain to you. https://www.cms.gov/Medicare/Health-Plans/ManagedCareMarketing/FinalPartCMarketingGuidelines.html …
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