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Scope of Appointment explanation

As in the past, Medicare continues to require that we document signed permission to discuss Part D drug plan and Part C Advantage Plans before we actually share plan-specific benefit information, like premiums, what your prescriptions cost or what your costs at the doctor/hospital would be. This is call the Scope of Sales Appointment Confirmation Form, or Scope of Appointment (SOA) for short. You must initial or put a check/X in the box for the products you want to discuss and sign and date your name. We are not allowed to tell you which boxes to check. The purpose of a Scope of Appointment is for you to have the power to only talk about the types of plans you are interested in and not be presented marketing material on types you aren’t. Helps to protect you from unwanted phone calls and unethical marketing practices.

Signing a SOA does NOT obligate you to enroll in a plan or change your plan. It only provides legal proof that you asked that agent to present that material and answer your questions. Agents are not allowed to “cold call” or “door knock.”  You must have asked them to call you (or asked an entity to have someone call you.) Agents must be able to provide a signed SOA to insurance carriers or authorities relating to a specific enrollment application or sales phone call if asked. The SOA protects both you and us.

Medicare is reinstituting an old rule called the “48-hour cool off” period. An agent must wait 48-hours from the time they receive the signed SOA before we are allowed to call/email information about a plan other than the one you are enrolled in. This means that if you call about a plan you just saw, you have to wait at least 48-hours to hear the benefits from the time you sign and send us the SOA.

A signed SOA is good for 12-months. This means we could answer questions about any plans for the products you check for 12-months.

If we are having a discussion about one product and you want to talk about the other, you can sign a new SOA at that time and then the discussion may continue.

We can do a paper form or an electronic SOA. With paper, we can mail a form or email a PDF (you print) and you physically sign it and mail or email/fax it back to us.
With an electronic SOA (e-SOA), you get an email from a carrier with a means of signing your name using the mouse on the screen or typing your name as an attestation. Then you press a complete and return button to have the site send it back to us.

The SOA is available for you to open and print right now from our website. https://www.imagineinsadv.com/resources/  It is included at the end of each Review Packet.

2022 Medicare Basics seminar video

Hello! If you ever have questions about television ads or phone calls saying you are entitled to more benefits, this is the webinar for you. Lots of people wonder what the differences between a Medicare Supplement and Part C Medicare Advantage Plans are and we’re here to make it nice and clear for you.

This video is also a great resource for relearning the basics of Medicare and the main things to think about when you are selecting the type of coverage you feel most comfortable with.

2022/2023 Plan Finder Tool Guide Video

Hey, everyone! We’re back again this year with an updated recording of our Medicare.gov Plan Finder Tool Guide seminar! All you have to do is press Play on the video below to begin your journey into Medicare.gov’s Plan Finder Tool as it works in 2022/23.

The Plan Finder Tool is the most reliable way to simultaneously compare your drug costs across all the available Part D drug plans and Part C Advantage plans. In this video, we will start from the beginning with how to input your medicines correctly, then move into understanding how to read the Plan Details which shows what the costs for your medicines will be.  By knowing how to use the Plan Finder Tool, you can determine if your drug plan will still be the most cost-effective for you for the coming year and help you to decide if you might benefit from a change.

This is how we review your drug coverage and are certainly still here and available to review your plan for you like we’ve always done. To request a review from us, or if you’d like us to double-check any plan changes you’d like to make, download our review forms from www.imagineinsadv.com/resources.    If you’d like to change your plan, we would love to be able to continue supporting your policies. We can only support your policy if you allow us to help you complete the enrollment. We can send you an electronic application or paper signature pages to sign to complete that change. Just reach out to Madeline or Allison to let us know which plan you want to enroll in.

Thank you for spending your time with us! Hopefully you’ve learned something new or have refreshed your education. We are here for you as things change with Medicare and look forward to continuing our relationship with you as a trusted resource for Medicare coverage options.

Have a great day.

2021 Medicare Basics seminar video

Hello, clients and friends! This video will answer most of the questions you have about the different options you have to completing your Medicare coverage. If you have questions about ads you see on television or phone calls you receive saying you can “get a plan for $0” or “are entitled to benefits you are not receiving,” then this is a must-watch for you.   If you wonder why your drug costs may fluctuate throughout the year, this video will explain the reasons.

To make the video big, just click the box in the lower right hand corner of the video.

Have a lovely day!

2021 Medicare.gov Plan Finder Tool video

Here is our recorded webinar for how to use the Medicare.gov Plan Finder Tool to compare Part D drug plans (and the drug coverage in Part C Medicare Advantage Plans) and to investigate your plan’s drug costs. No need to be taken to Youtube, just press play and learn something new today. (To make the video full screen, just click the box in the bottom-right corner in the video.)
Have a lovely day, everybody!