Posts Tagged ‘annual notification of change’
4 Ways to Help Maintain Version Control
Health plans struggle to keep track of the different iterations of documents as they build and produce CMS-required documents such as the Annual Notice of Change (ANOC), Evidence of Coverage (EOC), Summary of Benefits (SB) and other member and provider materials. The good news is, achieving version control is not impossible. In fact, with the…
Read MoreCODY® launches CodySoft® Plan Benefit Package Module®
New CodySoft® module revolutionizes the way health plans manage data TAMPA, Fla. (Nov. 28, 2018) — Adding to its already extensive list of tools and services for health plan marketing and compliance departments, CODY has launched the CodySoft® Plan Benefit Package (PBP) Module®. The module allows plans to import data from multiple sources, including directly…
Read More4 ways to reduce – or eliminate – errors in your ANOCs and EOCs
The accuracy of Annual Notice of Changes (ANOC) and Evidence of Coverage (EOC) documents is an important requirement for all health plans. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) takes errors in these documents very seriously and penalties are given to health plans that distribute documents with errors. CMS recently announced changes to the…
Read MoreAre you Outsourcing your ANOC and EOC Creation to the Best People for the Job?
Preparing materials for the Annual Enrollment Period (AEP) – namely Annual Notice of Changes (ANOC), Evidence of Coverage (EOC), and Summary of Benefits (SB) documents – can be a time-consuming, labor-intensive process wrought with compliance risk. As a result, many health plans opt to outsource the creation of these documents to a third-party vendor. There…
Read MoreStart Now for an Easier ANOCs and EOCs Creation Season Next Year
Every year, the people who produce marketing materials for their Medicare members are extremely busy from April through September. Deadlines are tight and timelines are aggressive for creating, printing and mailing the Annual Notice of Changes (ANOCs), Evidence of Coverage (EOCs) and Summary of Benefits (SBs) documents. Very few people in these roles take vacation…
Read MoreErrors in ANOCs and EOCs could cost up to $55 per affected enrollee
Over the last several years, The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has taken an increasingly tough stance on health plans that distribute Annual Notice of Change (ANOC) and Evidence of Coverage (EOC) documents with unclear and/or inaccurate benefit information. CMS is no longer sending health plans warnings for these errors; they are imposing…
Read MoreDocument Accuracy Assessment helps identify errors before CMS
The creation of your Annual Notice of Changes (ANOC) and Evidence of Coverage (EOC) document is a very challenging process and can be a strain on already over-taxed resources. Ensuring the accuracy of these documents is extremely important, as CMS has taken an increasingly tough stance on plans that distribute documents with unclear and/or inaccurate…
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 MoreCodySoft Ensures Client Success with ANOC and EOC Materials Creation Process
For Medicare Advantage (MA) and Prescription Drug Plans (PDPs), the creation process for 2015 Annual Notification of Changes (ANOC) and Evidence of Coverage (EOC) materials is now over.
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)…
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