Rule CG-TRF-003
Offers and pricing: what rule CG-TRF-003 checks
Rule CG-TRF-003 is one of the checker's offers and pricing rules. It cites 42 CFR 422.2263, Medicare Communications and Marketing Guidelines. The reason, source and safer wording are below.
CG-TRF-003 · Blocks approval · Citation checked against stored text
Offering gift cards, cash or rich benefits to Medicare beneficiaries, asking for their Medicare number by text, unsolicited home visits by agents, and names implying a government plan are prohibited Medicare marketing practices.
Source: CMS Medicare Communications and Marketing Guidelines, 42 CFR 422.2263 and 423.2263 (prohibited marketing activities); Federal Anti-Kickback Statute, 42 USC 1320a-7b(b)
Safer wording: Do not offer cash or gift cards, do not collect Medicare numbers by text, do not make unsolicited visits, and never imply a plan is run by Medicare or Social Security.
42 CFR 422.2263, Medicare Communications and Marketing Guidelines · Needs counsel review
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