Approved Call Script
Approved Call Script
(Purpose: This script is to be used for Medicare Advantage plan telephone enrollment for new
enrollments only. Telephone enrollment may be offered:
1. If the telephone call was accepted as an inbound call.
2. Once the applicant has provided enough information to the Agent/Customer Service
associate and the Agent/Customer Service associate has asked if the applicant would like
to enroll, and the individual has said yes.
3. Upon the receipt of an unsolicited request to enroll over the phone.
Script Instructions: Information in (parentheses) and/or italics indicates this is the telephone
enrollment agent script and/or instruction. This information is not voiced in the conversation.)
(INTRO SCREEN)
Thank you for calling <Brand >. This call will be recorded for verification, quality control and
training purposes. My name is <First and Last Name>. Have you placed this call to <Brand>
today to enroll in a Medicare Advantage plan?
Before we begin I want to inform you that you are not required to provide health related
information unless used to determine enrollment eligibility. May I have your name please?
(If “no”:) [Okay, please know that if we are disconnected, you will need to call back the
same number and begin the enrollment again.] (Continue with call.)
Are you the Medicare beneficiary and the person who will be enrolling in the plan?
(If “yes” continue with enrollment below)
(If “no”:) [Are you the representative for the Medicare beneficiary?]
(If “yes” caller is a representative:) [During the enrollment process, you will be asked
to certify that you are authorized under state law to complete the enrollment application.
You will be asked to provide written certification on behalf of <First Name> <Last
Name>. If you are unable to provide this certification, this new enrollment application
will not be processed. Are you able to provide this documentation? ]
(If “no” caller (representative) cannot provide documentation:) [Without your
certification that this documentation can be provided upon request, I cannot process this
telephone enrollment. Please call Customer Service (provide the Customer Service and
TTY phone numbers, with days and hours of operation) and the rep can mail an
application to you. Thank you and have a good <day/evening>. Goodbye. (End call.)]
(If “yes” caller is representative and can provide documentation:) [May I have the
name of the beneficiary please?] (Capture name and continue.)
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(If caller does not provide beneficiary name:) [Without this information, I cannot
process the telephone enrollment I can send you an application, you can download one
from <Brand website URL>, or you may call <Customer Service/your agent> to discuss
your options for enrollment. Which will work best for you? (Provide Customer Service
and TTY/TDD phone number with days and hours of operation or Agent contact
information or capture mailing address to send application by mail.) Thank you for
calling <Brand> and have a good <day/evening>. Goodbye. (End call.)]
Do you have [your] [<Mr./Ms.> <Last Name>’s] Medicare card or the information from your
Medicare card available? (Medicare claim number, Part A & B effective date)
(If “yes” continue)
(If “no”:) [Without this information, I cannot process the telephone enrollment. I can send
you an application, you can download one from <Brand website URL>, or you may call
<Customer Service/your agent> to discuss your options for enrollment. Which will work best for
you? (Provide Customer Service and TTY/TDD phone number with days and hours of
operation or Agent contact information or capture mailing address to send application by
mail.) Thank you for calling <Brand> and have a good <day/evening>. Goodbye. (End call.)]
We also need to verify you have the following pieces of information provided by your licensed
agent: The quote ID, the complete name of the plan [you] [<Mr./Ms.> <Last Name> wish to
enroll in, the requested effective date of coverage, the premium amount and reason for
enrollment. Can you please confirm if you have this information?
(If “no”:) [Without this information, I cannot process [your] [<Mr./Ms.> <Last
Name>’s] telephone enrollment. I can send you an application, you can download one
from <Brand website URL>, or you may call <Customer Service/your agent> to discuss
your options for enrollment. Which will work best for you? (Provide Customer Service
and TTY/TDD phone number with days and hours of operation or Agent contact
information or capture mailing address to send application by mail.) Thank you for
calling <Brand> and have a good <day/evening>. Goodbye. (End call.)]
Based on the Quote ID you provided, the complete name of the plan is <Plan Name/Type>. Is
this correct?
(Verify and continue to next question)
(If quote ID and plan information provided:) Thank you, I am confirming that [you are]
[<Mr./Ms.> <Last Name> is] enrolling in <Plan Name and type>, which is a Medicare
Advantage plan that has a contract with the federal government. This coverage will become
effective <mm/dd/yyyy>, with a plan premium amount of <$XX> per month. This plan [<does
include Medicare Part D prescription drug coverage>]/[<does not include Medicare Part D
prescription drug coverage and cannot be combined with any stand-alone Part D prescription
drug plan>.]
(If adding Optional Supplemental Benefits:) [And [you are] [<Mr./Ms.> <Last Name> is]
adding <Package Name>.]
If [you currently have] [<Mr./Ms.> <Last Name> currently has] health coverage from an
employer or union, joining <Plan Name> could affect [your] [<his/her>] employer or union
health benefits. [You] [<He/She>] could lose [your] [<his/her>] employer or union health
coverage if [you] [<he/she>] join this plan. Please read the communications [your] [<Mr./Ms.>
<Last Name>’s] employer or union sends [you] [<him/her>]. If [you have] [<he/she> has]
questions, visit their website or call the office listed in the communications. If there isn’t any
information on whom to call, [your] [<his/her>] benefits administrator or the office that answers
questions about [your] [<his/her>] coverage can help.
(IF MA Only:) [Medicare Advantage only plans generally do not cover prescribed drugs.
Enrollment in this plan will automatically end [your] [<Mr./Ms.> <Last Name>’s] enrollment in
another Medicare health plan or prescription drug plan. A Medicare eligible person who is
enrolled in this Medicare Advantage plan may not be enrolled at the same time in a separate
Prescription Drug Plan. The last enrollment request [you make] [<Mr./Ms.> <Last Name>
makes] during an enrollment period will be accepted as the plan for which [you intend]
[<he/she> intends] to enroll. For example, if [you enroll] [<he/she> enrolls] in this plan and
subsequently enroll in a standalone PDP plan, [you] [<he/she>] will lose coverage in this MA
plan and only be enrolled in the standalone PDP plan. To find out if an MA or MAPD plan is
right for [you] [<Mr./Ms.> <Last Name>], please call licensed sales agent <Licensed Agent
Name> at <phone number> or TTY/TDD line at 711. Agents are available <seven days a week>,
<8AM to 8PM>.]
If [you qualify] [<Mr./Ms.> <Last Name> qualifies] for Extra Help with [your] [<his/her>]
Medicare prescription drug coverage costs, Medicare will pay all or part of [your] [<his/her>]
plan premium. If Medicare pays only a portion of this premium, we will bill [you] [<Mr./Ms.>
<Last Name>] for the amount that Medicare doesn’t cover.
(Agent cannot and will not request any bank information during the call. This information
will be requested by the plan once the application is processed.)
(If plan has a premium:) [We will not collect any premium at this time, but we do need to
know how [you] [<Mr./Ms.> <Last Name>] would like to pay any premium in the future.]
(If $0 premium plan:) [The next question may seem odd since [you’re] [<Mr./Ms. <Last
Name> is] enrolling into a $0 premium plan, but we need to know how [you] [<he/she>] would
like to pay if there was ever a premium in the future such as for a late enrollment penalty.]
[You] [<Mr./Ms.> <Last Name>] can receive a monthly bill by mail, an automatic bank account
deduction or automatic deduction from [your] [<his/her>] Social Security check or Railroad
Retirement Board (RRB) Deduction each month. Which option works best?
(If caller chooses the automatic bank account deduction option:) [Direct bills will continue
until EFT forms have been processed.]
(If caller chooses the Social Security check or RRB automatic deduction option:) [After
Social Security or RRB approves the automatic deduction, it may take two or more months for
the deduction to begin. In most cases, the first deduction from [your] [<his/her>] Social Security
or RRB benefit check will include all premiums due from [your] [<his/her>] enrollment effective
date up to the date withholding begins. If Social Security or RRB delays or does not approve
your request for automatic deduction, we will send you a paper bill for your monthly premiums.]
(IMPORTANT QUESTIONS)
Now I have a few additional questions that the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services
[Do you] [Does <Mr./Ms.> <Last Name>] have End Stage Renal Disease?
(If “no” continue with enrollment:)
(If “yes”:) [Please provide the following information: Dialysis center name, Dialysis center
identification number and Nephrologist name. If you have had a successful kidney transplant
and/or you don't need regular dialysis any more, you will be asked to send a note or records from
your doctor verifying this; otherwise we may need to contact you to obtain additional
information.]
If you have other drug coverage, will [your] [<Mr./Ms.> <Last Name’s>] current prescription
drug coverage be ending?]
(Note some individuals may have other drug coverage, including other private insurance,
TRICARE, federal employee health benefits coverage, VA benefits, or state
pharmaceutical assistance programs. Capture response & continue with enrollment)
(If applicant is applying for a plan with Medicare Prescription Drug coverage:) [Will [you]
[<Mr./Ms.> <Last Name] have other prescription drug coverage in addition to this plan?]
(If “no” continue with enrollment:)
(If “yes”:) [Please tell me [your] [<his/her>] other coverage and [your] [<his/her>]
identification number or numbers for this coverage.] (Capture Name of other coverage,
ID# for this coverage and Group# for this coverage. *VA benefits do not have an
ID#, mark NA on application)
[Are you] [Is <Mr./Ms.> <Last Name>] a resident in a long-term care facility, such as a nursing
home?
(If “no” continue with enrollment:)
(If “yes”:) [Please tell me the name, address and phone number of the facility.] (Capture
name, address and phone Number of facility.)
[Are you] [Is <Mr./Ms. > <Last Name>] enrolled in [your] [<his/her>] State Medicaid Program?
(If “no” continue with enrollment:)
(If “yes”:) [Please provide [your] [<his/her>] Medicaid ID Number.] (Capture ID#.)
Will [you] [<Mr./Ms.> <Last Name>] or [your] [>his/her>] spouse be employed once [you have]
[<he/she> has] enrolled in this plan? (Capture response.)
[(If HMO:) [Please provide [your] [<Mr./Ms.> <Last Name>’s] primary care physician’s name,
address and ID number.
(If no primary care physician:) If [you do] [<he/she> does] not have a primary care
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physician, one will be assigned to [you] [<him/her>]. [You] [<Mr./Ms.> <Last Name>]
can call Customer Service if [you want] [<he/she> wants] to change it.]
[(If primary care physician provided:) Is this physician new for you?]
(ELIGIBILITY ATTESTATION)
I will read the following statements carefully. Please tell me which statement applies to [you]
[<Mr./Ms.> <Last Name>]. By confirming any of the following statements you are certifying
that, to the best of your knowledge, [you are] [<Mr./Ms.> <Last Name> is] eligible for an
Enrollment Period. If we later determine that this information is incorrect, [you] [<he/she>] may
be disenrolled.
(Read only if during Annual Election Period) [[You are] [<Mr./Ms.> <Last Name> is]
enrolling during the Annual Open Enrollment Period that begins October 15 and ends on
December 7, <2014>.]
(If SEP has already been identified, provide this option first to caller. If SEP has NOT been
identified, read the following statements in order below. Once the caller has identified the
SEP that applies, do not read remaining statements in this section):
(Read if at any time other than during AEP)
[[You are] [<Mr./Ms.> <Last Name> is] new to Medicare.
[[You are] [<Mr./Ms.> <Last Name> is] turning 65 and not new to Medicare.
[[You] [<Mr./Ms.> <Last Name>] recently moved outside of the service area for [your]
[<his/her>] current plan or [you] [<he/she>] recently moved and this plan is a new option
for [you] [<him/her>]. [You] [<He/She>] moved on (Capture date).
[[You have] [<Mr./Ms.> <Last Name> has] both Medicare and Medicaid or [your]
[<his/her>] state helps pay for [your] [<his/her>] Medicare premiums.
[[You get] [<Mr./Ms.> <Last Name> gets] Extra Help paying for Medicare prescription
drug coverage.
[[You no longer qualify] [<Mr./Ms.> <Last Name> no longer qualifies] for Extra Help
paying for [your] [<his/her>] Medicare prescription drugs. [You] [<He/She>] stopped
receiving Extra Help on (Capture Date).
[[You are] [<Mr./Ms.> <Last Name> is] moving into, live in, or recently moved out of a
Long-Term Care Facility - for example, a nursing home or other long term care facility.
[[You] [<Mr./Ms.> <Last Name>] moved/will move into/out of the facility on (Capture
Date).
[[You] [<Mr./Ms.> <Last Name>] recently left a Program of All-Inclusive Care for the
Elderly {PACE}. [You] [<He/She>] left this PACE program on (Capture Date).
[[You] [<Mr./Ms.> <Last Name>] recently involuntarily lost [your] [<his/her>]
creditable prescription drug coverage - coverage as good as Medicare's. [You]
(SUBMISSION SCREEN)
(At this point, agent will verify all information gathered.)
Now to finish [your] [<Mr./Ms.> <Last Name>’s] enrollment, we need to go through some
important legal information. Please listen carefully and if you are comfortable, state “I agree and
understand” at the end of the recording.
(Agent will play recorded verbatim disclaimers found on the carrier's enrollment form in
the section listed below:)
<Plan Name> is a Medicare Advantage plan and has a contract with the federal government. You
will need to keep your Medicare Parts A and B. You can be in only one Medicare Advantage
plan at a time, and you understand that enrollment in this plan automatically will end enrollment
in another Medicare health plan or prescription drug plan. It is your responsibility to inform this
plan of any prescription drug coverage that you have or may get in the future. You understand
that if you don’t have Medicare prescription drug coverage, or creditable prescription drug
coverage as good as Medicare’s, you may have to pay a late enrollment penalty if you enroll in
Medicare prescription drug coverage in the future. Enrollment in this plan is generally for the
entire year. Once you enroll, you may leave this plan or make changes only at certain times of
the year when an enrollment period is available, for example, October 15 – December 7 of every
year, or under certain special circumstances.
<Plan Name> serves a specific service area. If you out of the area that this plan serves, you need
to notify <Brand> so you can disenroll and find a new plan in your new area. Once you are a
(If PPO:) [You understand that beginning on the date <Plan Name & Type> coverage begins,
using services in-network can cost less than using services out-of-network, except for emergency
or urgently needed services or out-of-area dialysis services. If services are medically necessary,
<Brand > will refund all covered benefits, even if you get services out-of-network. Services
authorized by <Brand > and other services contained in your new plan’s Evidence of Coverage
document – also known as a member contract or subscriber agreement – will be covered.
Without authorization, neither Medicare nor <Brand> will pay for the services.]
(If HMO:) [You understand that, beginning on the date coverage in <Plan Name & Type>
begins you must get all your health care from that plan, except for emergencies or urgently
needed services, or out-of-area dialysis services. Services authorized by your new plan and other
services contained in your new plan’s Evidence of Coverage document – also known as a
member contract or subscriber agreement – will be covered. Without authorization, neither
Medicare nor <Brand> will pay for the services.
You understand that if you are getting help from a sales agent, broker, or other individual
employed by, or contracted with, <Brand >, that individual may be paid based on your
enrollment in <Plan Name & Type>.
By joining this Medicare health plan, you acknowledge that <Brand> will release your
information to Medicare and other plans as is necessary for treatment, payment and health care
operations. You also acknowledge that <Brand> will release your information (including your
prescription drug event data) to Medicare, who may release it for research and other purposes,
which follow all applicable federal statutes and regulations. The information on this enrollment
form is correct to the best of your knowledge. You understand that if you intentionally provide
false information on this form, you will be disenrolled from the plan.
(AGENT SCREEN)
(If the caller is the applicant:) [Can you please confirm that you are the person listed on this
enrollment form?]
(Capture response.)
(If applicant does not affirm the statement, repeat and clarify or state:) [I cannot
process your enrollment over the phone without your confirmation and that it is your
intention to enroll. If you have questions, I can assist you with those. However, if you would
like to proceed with your enrollment please confirm]
(If applicant still does not affirm the statement, state:) [Without your agreement to
this statement, I cannot process your telephone enrollment. I can send you an application
or, if it is more convenient, you can download one from <Brand website URL>. You may
also call <Customer Service/your agent> to discuss your options for enrollment or to
have an application mailed to you. What will work best for you? (Provide Customer
Service and TTY/TDD phone number with days and hours of operation or Agent
contact information or capture mailing address to send application by mail.) Thank
you for calling <Brand> and have a good <day/evening>. Goodbye.] (End call.)
(If the caller is the authorized representative of the applicant and NOT the applicant
themselves:) [If you are the authorized representative for the applicant I will need to obtain
additional information. As an authorized representative, you are authorized under state law to
complete the enrollment application. Again, you may be asked to provide written certification on
behalf of <applicant name>. If you are unable to provide this certification, this new enrollment
application will not be processed.]
[Please provide your first and last name.] (Capture information.)
[Please provide your telephone number.] (Capture information.)
[What is your relationship to the applicant?] (Capture information.)
[Please provide your residence street address, City, State and Zip code.] (Capture
information.)]
Please state the City and State you are calling from.
(If caller does not comply, state:) [I cannot process [your] [<Mr./Ms.> <Last Name>’s]
enrollment over the phone without you providing this information as it completes [your]
[<his/her>] application and affirms [your] [<his/her>] intention to enroll. If you have
questions, I can assist you with those. However, if you would like to proceed with [your]
[<Mr./Ms.> <Last Names>’s] enrollment, please provide your full name and today’s date.]
(If applicant still does not comply, state:) [Without this information, I cannot process
[your] [<Mr./Ms.> <Last Name>’s] telephone enrollment. I can send you an application,
or if more convenient, you can download one from <Brand website URL>. You may also
call <Customer Service/your agent> to discuss your options for enrollment or to have an
application mailed to you. What will work best for you? (Provide Customer Service
and TTY/TDD phone number with days and hours of operation or Agent contact
information or capture mailing address to send application by mail.) Thank you and
have a good <day/evening>. Goodbye.] (End call.)
That completes the application process. <Brand> will send you a confirmation that [your]
[<Mr./Ms.> <Last Name>’s] application was received. We will also notify [you] [<him/her>] by
mail of the status of [your] [<his/her>] enrollment.
Also we’d like to make sure this sales experience was conducted appropriately so we may
contact you at a later point in time. May we call you at <phone number> if we have any
additional questions?
(If ‘no’, place note in system and continue.)
Before we get off the phone, I just want to remind you that if you have any questions or would
like to check [your] [<Mr./Ms.> <Last Name>’s] enrollment status or benefits, you may call
Customer Service. (Provide Customer Service and TTY phone number with days and hours
of operation.) Please be sure to have your confirmation number and the date and time of this
enrollment when calling for status.