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You are seeking to represent an individual Medicare Advantage plan and an individual
Part D plan in your state. You have completed the required training for each plan, but
you did not achieve a passing score on the tests that came after the training. What can
you do in this situation? - ANSWERSYou will not be able to represent any Medicare
Advantage or Part D plan until you complete the training and achieve an adequate
score.However, you will not have to take a test if you exclusively market employer/union
group plans and the companies do not require testing.
ABC is a Medicare Advantage (MA) plan sponsor. It would like to use its enrollees'
information to market non-health related products such as life insurance and annuities.
To do so it must obtain authorization from the enrollees. Which statement best
describes the authorization process? - ANSWERSAuthorization may be obtained by
directing a beneficiary to a website to provide consent as long as the website includes a
mechanism for an electronic signature that is valid under applicable law.
You have sought permission from a hospital to place brochures for your product in their
gift shop and cafeteria. The hospital administration expresses some hesitation about
allowing marketing in a health care facility. What should you tell them? -
ANSWERSMarketing in health care facilities is an acceptable practice, as long as it
takes place in common areas where patients are not receiving health care services.
Mr. Prentice has many clients who are Medicare beneficiaries. He should review the
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services' (CMS) Communication and Marketing
Guidelines to ensure he is compliant for which type of products? - ANSWERSMedicare
Advantage (MA) and Prescription Drug (PDP) plans.
You are working with a number of plans and community organizations to sponsor an
educational event. When putting together advertisements for this event, what should
you do? - ANSWERSYou must ensure that the advertisements indicate it is an
educational event, otherwise it will be considered a marketing event.
You work for a company that has marketed Medigap products for many years. The
company has added Medicare Advantage and Part D plans and you will begin
marketing those plans this fall. You are planning what materials to use to easily show
the differences in benefits, premiums and cost sharing for each of the products. What
do you need to do with your materials before using them for marketing purposes? -
ANSWERSYou must submit your materials to the plan you represent, so CMS can
review and approve the materials to ensure they are accurate.