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Lessons Learned from the 2015 AEP Materials Creation Season – And how to best prepare for next yearAt the end of September, Medicare Advantage (MA) and Prescription Drug Plans (PDPs) should have successfully delivered to members their Annual Notification of Changes (ANOC) and Evidence of Coverage (EOC) materials. This should come as a relief to health plans, as creating these materials – which must be distributed before the Annual Enrollment Period (AEP) – can be a time-consuming, labor-intensive process wrought with compliance risk.
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The Millions of Dollars in Savings You’re Not Seeing – PART 2 of 2The “cost to do business” doesn’t have to be so expensive for government-sponsored health plans. Most payers are overspending on their annual print and fulfillment budget for member communications by 10-15 percent. For plans with 250,000 members, for example, cutting a 15 percent overspend factors to saving $1.2 million a year.
There are a number of ways health plans can cut unnecessary expenses, both before hiring a print and fulfillment vendor and during the course of the relationship. The key is knowing where to look.
This blog entry, Part 2 of 2, shares what you can do while you’re working with a print and fulfillment vendor:
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Category Archives: Print & Fulfillment
The Millions of Dollars in Savings You’re Not Seeing – PART 1 of 2The “cost to do business” doesn’t have to be so expensive for government-sponsored health plans. Most payers are overspending on their annual print and fulfillment budget for member communications by 10-15 percent. For plans with 250,000 members, for example, cutting a 15 percent overspend factors to saving $1.2 million a year.
There are a number of ways health plans can cut unnecessary expenses, both before hiring a print and fulfillment vendor and during the course of the relationship. The key is knowing where to look.
This blog entry, Part 1 of 2, shares what you can do before you contract a print and fulfillment vendor:
