Use of Medicare ID card in marketing materials - CMS prohibits the use of the Medicare name, logo, or products in a misleading way. It must be clear that the entity being represented in the material is not Medicare or representing Medicare or the Federal Government.

The Medicare ID card can be used in materials as long as CMS has given prior authorization to use it, and it is not misleading.

Follow the process below for obtaining prior CMS approval:

1. Send an email to the This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. ( This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.) outlining how the Medicare ID card image will be used and in what materials.
2. After submission, you will receive either an approval or disapproval from the CMS marketing mailbox.
3. If approved, you need to upload the email approval along with the actual piece to Compliance for the review process.

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Two new requirements established by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) have gone into effect. The 2024 Notice of Benefit and Payment Parameters (NBPP) outlined additional requirements agents, and brokers must take when assisting consumers with the Marketplace. Click here to view.

North Carolina became the latest state to put Friday Health Plans in receivership, with Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey announcing his department will file a petition for receivership.

Complete your 2024 Medicare Certification training by 7/31/2023 to be entered in the Early Bird Rewards Sweepstakes!

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Additional clarification on the recent SEP Duration update has been provided.

For Medicare Advantage Plans, we are still to follow the guidelines in the 42 CRF, Subchapter B, Part 422 - Medicare Advantage Program, guidance, Sec. 422.62(b)(18), and For Part D, Part 423. Both apply the 2 month, etc. guidance. This is also referenced in the MMCM, Chapter 2 Enrollment and Disenrollment (p. 46). What is in Part 406 does not supersede the guidance in Part 422.  For reference, you can view the information here.