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Which Massachusetts regulation specifically governs the content of Medicare supplement insurance advertisements?
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Why A is correct
211 CMR 71.17 is the Massachusetts Division of Insurance's advertising rule for Medicare supplement insurance. It governs what advertisements may say and require them to accurately represent the coverage being marketed. The neighboring rules do different jobs: 211 CMR 71.07 addresses renewability, 211 CMR 71.19 addresses reporting of multiple policies, and 211 CMR 65.101 governs long-term care free-look mechanics — none of them regulates Medicare supplement advertising.
Why the other options are wrong
- B) 211 CMR 71.07 governs the guaranteed renewability of Medicare supplement policies, not their advertising.
- C) 211 CMR 71.19 governs the reporting of applicants who hold multiple Medicare supplement policies, not advertising content.
- D) 211 CMR 65.101 belongs to the long-term care regulation, including its right-to-return mechanics — it does not govern Medicare supplement ads.
Memory hook
Ads answer to 71.17 — the med-supps advertising rule.