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"Thanks to competition, these plan choices are very good news for people on Medicare," Dr. Mark McClellan, the administrator of the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), said yesterday. McClellan, the Medicare administrator, said, "Medicare will be monitoring and enforcing our rules" and adding extra contractors to check up on marketing practices. The federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has a 164-page guide detailing the rules for marketing the new prescription plans. One is that insurers aren't allowed to offer prizes or gifts worth more than $15. Here are some questions from the guide that insurers might ask about the gift policy, along with the answers from CMS. "Thanks to competition, these plan choices are very good news for people on Medicare," Dr. Mark McClellan, the administrator of the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), said yesterday. McClellan, the Medicare administrator, said, "Medicare will be monitoring and enforcing our rules" and adding extra contractors to check up on marketing practices. The federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has a 164-page guide detailing the rules for marketing the new prescription plans. One is that insurers aren't allowed to offer prizes or gifts worth more than $15. Here are some questions from the guide that insurers might ask about the gift policy, along with the answers from CMS.
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