The 2027 plan data is out, and a lot of your Medicare patients will feel it in January. Ben Jolley, PharmD and MedSmart Insurance walk through what changed in the CMS file, what the new D-SNP alignment rule means, and what to do at the counter the week AEP opens.
Register free → Free · educational · not legal adviceThe CMS landscape file lists every plan in every county, with its premium, out-of-pocket maximum, drug deductible, plan type and star rating. It’s free, it’s neutral, and it’s what agents work from. Here’s how the session walks through it.
Why it matters to a pharmacy, and how to filter it down to your own county in about a minute.
Which plans ended, which are new, where premiums went, how drug deductibles and out-of-pocket maximums moved, and what happened to standalone drug plans.
The patients who need to act this year: anyone whose plan ended or left the county, anyone on a $0 drug plan, and anyone whose drug deductible jumped. Plus where the pharmacy’s role stops and the licensed agent’s starts.
If the company behind a full-dual patient’s Medicaid plan also runs a D-SNP in the county, that’s the D-SNP they can join from that company. Why it plays out differently from state to state, who is outside the rule, and what stays the same for current members.
The marketing, Scope of Appointment and call-recording updates that change how agents work this AEP.
The October 15 to December 7 window, the questions to ask every Medicare patient that week, and when a patient needs a full plan review with a licensed agent.
Tuesday, October 13 · 1:00 PM ET · free · about 45 minutes + live Q&A
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