Medicare Website

[MedicareMutt]

Depends on what the website actually says.

CMS can only regulate C & D. You can run around in a red, white and blue thong if you want to.

And never ask UHC anything about compliance. They're the pickiest company out there. Ask someone else.

The best one I've come across is ... WeAreMedicare.com

 

[MedicareMutt]

Just checked ... looks like that one went to far ... site down. I don't see why it was deemed misleading ...

 

[selfgen]

my agency is "Acadiana Medicare Plans, Inc."

i don't think that's misleading at all. it means i offer medicare supplement, medicare advantage and part d. no one has ever thought i am affiliated with medicare or the government. but man, i have to admit, with Medicare Advantage, a lot of my clients at first scratch their heads and wonder "well, how do you get paid?"
it's then that they actually do think maybe i'm working for the government or something, but it has nothing to do with the business name, i can assure you.

 

[MedicareMutt]

my agency is "Acadiana Medicare Plans, Inc."

i don't think that's misleading at all. it means i offer medicare supplement, medicare advantage and part d. no one has ever thought i am affiliated with medicare or the government. but man, i have to admit, with Medicare Advantage, a lot of my clients at first scratch their heads and wonder "well, how do you get paid?"
it's then that they actually do think maybe i'm working for the government or something, but it has nothing to do with the business name, i can assure you.

I agree. It's stupid. Agents are out here afraid to have the word Medicare in their agency name in any way, shape or form. That might actually become illegal if Camel toe gets in ... but not yet ...

 

[MedicareMutt]

The best one I've come across is ... WeAreMedicare.com

So I have the go ahead on the thong thing ..?

 

[GoPokes]

When I worked for eHealth for a year I stopped the person training my group about just that thing. How is "medicare.com" not breaking that rule? She told me that the lawyers had it under control.

I think lawyers could argue that "Medicare.com" is not the same as "Medicare" or "Medicare.gov"

It may look similar, but, it is fairly clear that Medicare and Medicare.com are not the same.

The latter is longer, and has 4 more characters than the former. I'm sure you chuckle, as most people would, but they are not the same. I think ehealth would argue that the "dot com" is part of the name.

If you want to go to Burger King, and you find yourself at a Burger World, whose fault is that? Does the government need to protect us from our ignorance? I think it's arguable.

 

[MedicareMutt]

I think lawyers could argue that "Medicare.com" is not the same as "Medicare" or "Medicare.gov"

It may look similar, but, it is fairly clear that Medicare and Medicare.com are not the same.

The latter is longer, and has 4 more characters than the former. I'm sure you chuckle, as most people would, but they are not the same. I think ehealth would argue that the "dot com" is part of the name.

If you want to go to Burger King, and you find yourself at a Burger World, whose fault is that? Does the government need to protect us from our ignorance? I think it's arguable.

Hey, I don't think that law was about anything other than the left's ongoing attempt to take healthcare over ..? Just like with the silly disclaimer about "you can always visit medicare.gov ..." part of the same bowel movement ...

 

[MedicareWAA]

I think lawyers could argue that "Medicare.com" is not the same as "Medicare" or "Medicare.gov"

It may look similar, but, it is fairly clear that Medicare and Medicare.com are not the same.

The latter is longer, and has 4 more characters than the former. I'm sure you chuckle, as most people would, but they are not the same. I think ehealth would argue that the "dot com" is part of the name.

If you want to go to Burger King, and you find yourself at a Burger World, whose fault is that? Does the government need to protect us from our ignorance? I think it's arguable.

Your assessment is smart and reasonable. Unfortunately, the government (federal and state) sees it differently. A material can become misleading (and thereby illegal) if it confuses enough people. Prominent disclaimer that a TBD number of seniors overlook? By virtue of that, the disclaimer is not in fact prominent.

In other words the dumbest of society get to define what is or is not misleading at least in the world of insurance regulation.

It's always been this way and it's bullshit. States are especially into this line of thinking.

 

[rmhaire]

So I have the go ahead on the thong thing ..?

You can do the thong thing as well as a two piece or a speedo.

 

[MedicareMutt]

Your assessment is smart and reasonable. Unfortunately, the government (federal and state) sees it differently. A material can become misleading (and thereby illegal) if it confuses enough people. Prominent disclaimer that a TBD number of seniors overlook? By virtue of that, the disclaimer is not in fact prominent.

In other words the dumbest of society get to define what is or is not misleading at least in the world of insurance regulation.

It's always been this way and it's bullshit. States are especially into this line of thinking.

In other words ... If they wanna mess with you they can ... I still see agencies with the word Medicare in them ... it's intimidation ... socialist playbook ...