Putting 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).

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CODY® 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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Surviving the 2015 AEP Materials Creation Process – Part 2 of 2

Medicare plans are mid-way through the process of creating Annual Election Period (AEP) materials – namely, Annual Notification of Change (ANOC) and Evidence of Coverage (EOC) documents – that are due to members by the end of September. At this stage of the game, tension is running high. By now, many health plans have likely…

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Surviving the 2015 AEP Materials Creation Process – Part 1 of 2

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) recently released its model documents for the 2015 Annual Enrollment Period (AEP). The rigorous, highly complex rules and regulations for member marketing materials wreak havoc on health plans year after year – and the clock is now ticking. Medicare plans must create, print and deliver AEP materials,…

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