Agent Mary Jennings delivers a presentation on Medicare, billed as an educational event. While the materials she distributes are educational, her presentation includes mention of plan-specific premiums. This is a prohibited activity for an event advertised solely as educational.
Social Studies · High School · Thu Feb 04 2021
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Yes, the activity you've described can be considered a prohibited one at an event advertised as an educational event. According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) guidelines, educational events are designed to inform Medicare beneficiaries about Medicare Advantage, Prescription Drug, or other Medicare programs without steering or attempting to steer the audience to a specific plan or set of plans. If Agent Mary Jennings mentions plan-specific premiums during a presentation billed as educational, she may be violating the CMS guidelines which require that educational events must not include sales activities or discussions about specific plan benefits.