Posts Tagged ‘AEP’
AEP Best Practices – How to Produce Compliant & Effective Member Communications
Planning for AEP (Annual Enrollment Period) As health plans prepare for AEP (Annual Enrollment Period), they face a multitude of challenges—ranging from compliance issues to mitigating risk related to timing, data, and documents. To help navigate these challenges, here are some key strategies and Best Practices for Compliant and Effective Member Communications we recently shared…
Read MoreHow Accurate ANOCs and EOCs can Help Health Plans Retain Members
The Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation recently published an Issue Brief on its website titled “Medicare Advantage Plan Switching: Exception or Norm?” The brief shared that 11 percent of Medicare Advantage plan enrollees in 2013 voluntarily switched to another plan in 2014. It also addressed various factors that impacted switches to other plans, such as…
Read MoreTop Reasons to Use the 2017 Model Documents to Create AEP Materials
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) recently released its model documents for the 2017 Annual Enrollment Period (AEP). The rigorous, highly complex rules and regulations for member marketing materials – specifically, Annual Notice of Change (ANOCs) and Evidence of Coverage (EOCs) documents – provide significant challenges for health plans year after year. Some…
Read More4 Challenges to the Print and Fulfillment of AEP Mailings
For Medicare plans, preparing and distributing Annual Enrollment Period (AEP) materials – such as the Annual Notice of Change (ANOC) and Evidence of Coverage (EOC) – can be a time-consuming and challenging process. These challenges extend far beyond ensuring that information is accurate and compliant and that materials are distributed on time. In fact, printing…
Read More3 Benefits of Outsourcing the Creation of ANOC and EOC Documents
Preparing materials for the Annual Enrollment Period (AEP) – namely Annual Notice of Change (ANOC) and Evidence of Coverage (EOC) documents – can be a time-consuming, labor-intensive process wrought with compliance risk. Yet, completing these documents on time and in compliance is extremely important, as CMS has taken an increasingly tough stance on plans that…
Read More3 Ways to Start Preparing for This Year’s ANOCs and EOCs Now
For Medicare Advantage (MA) and Prescription Drug Plans (PDPs) it is never too early to start thinking about preparing for the Annual Enrollment Period (AEP) – especially drafting and distributing the Annual Notification of Changes (ANOC) and Evidence of Coverage (EOC) materials.
Read MorePutting Together Your AEP Team
For Medicare plans, the 2016 Annual Enrollment Period (AEP) is quickly approaching. This means that preparations should be well underway to ensure that member marketing materials will be accurate, on schedule and in compliance. This includes all pre- and post-enrollment materials and the annual notification of change (ANOC) and evidence of coverage (EOC).
Read MoreMA and Part D Plans: Jumpstart Your CY2016 ANOC and EOC Documents Creation
In late January, CMS released the “CY 2016 PBP/SB Software List of Changes and Known Issues,” which includes a summary of the changes to the Plan Benefit Package (PBP) software that Medicare Advantage and Part D plans will use to upload their 2016 AEP materials bid submissions to CMS later this year.
Read MoreLessons Learned from the 2015 AEP Materials Creation Season – And how to best prepare for next year
At 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)…
Read MoreCody Experts Share Insights on Increased Government Oversight in MHPA Webinar
In September, Cody Consulting hosted the webinar “Increasing Federal Government Oversight…And How Medicaid Plans Can Prepare” as part of the Medicaid Health Plans of America (MHPA) Wednesday Webinar series. The presentation, which can now be viewed on the MPHA website, shared with attendees an overview of the type and level of oversight that the states…
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