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Just got my email from Humana about the CMS form I will have to send,and get back completed, from any Medicare Beneficiary.
I gotta tell ya. I like it. It's very much like the Personal Data Sheet or the Employee Census I use for Individual/Group Plans.
Each block they initial gives them a thumbnail of what the plan is all about, and each initial gives me permission to discuss it in our face to face meeting.
So, in other words, with the exception of what docs and meds they take, the Beneficiary is letting me know up front what they are interested in. Cool.
It would actually save time - mine and theirs.
CMS has actually taken care of the documentation for me. I sent a copy to my mom, for her to distribute to my aunt, and all my mother's friends. I also sent a copy to a few of my Financial Planner Associates for them to distribute for me to their referred clients.
Now, for those of you who think I'm making Lemonade from Lemons, you're wrong. For any health-related product, it's always best to have as much information up front as possible. That way, you know what to bring with you to the appointment.
It's actually telling the Beneficiary, "OK, you want total control. FINE. Here it is. YOU tell me what you want to discuss, then we'll send a professional to you, to talk about it, go through the Summary of Benefits, then you can make your decision."
Sorry, guys. I know you were expecting a Bash CMS post, but I gotta tell ya, this form ain't bad. This actually protects US more than it protects them. This is our way of showing them we didn't bait and switch, or try to confuse.
And, for those of us who have RingCentral, we don't need to wait for the mail. They can fax it to us, and we can save it as a PDF.
I'm tellin' ya, on my dumbest day, I'm smarter than CMS on their brightest moment.
I gotta tell ya. I like it. It's very much like the Personal Data Sheet or the Employee Census I use for Individual/Group Plans.
Each block they initial gives them a thumbnail of what the plan is all about, and each initial gives me permission to discuss it in our face to face meeting.
So, in other words, with the exception of what docs and meds they take, the Beneficiary is letting me know up front what they are interested in. Cool.
It would actually save time - mine and theirs.
CMS has actually taken care of the documentation for me. I sent a copy to my mom, for her to distribute to my aunt, and all my mother's friends. I also sent a copy to a few of my Financial Planner Associates for them to distribute for me to their referred clients.
Now, for those of you who think I'm making Lemonade from Lemons, you're wrong. For any health-related product, it's always best to have as much information up front as possible. That way, you know what to bring with you to the appointment.
It's actually telling the Beneficiary, "OK, you want total control. FINE. Here it is. YOU tell me what you want to discuss, then we'll send a professional to you, to talk about it, go through the Summary of Benefits, then you can make your decision."
Sorry, guys. I know you were expecting a Bash CMS post, but I gotta tell ya, this form ain't bad. This actually protects US more than it protects them. This is our way of showing them we didn't bait and switch, or try to confuse.
And, for those of us who have RingCentral, we don't need to wait for the mail. They can fax it to us, and we can save it as a PDF.
I'm tellin' ya, on my dumbest day, I'm smarter than CMS on their brightest moment.