Choosing the wrong type of coverage costs Medicare beneficiaries hundreds—sometimes thousands—of dollars every year. Worse, many get stuck in plans with limited access to providers and services.
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What happens during the Annual Election Period (AEP)?
During this time, anyone with Medicare can make plan elections for the upcoming year. For example, a beneficiary can:
- Change from Original Medicare (i.e., Part A and Part B) to a Medicare Advantage plan (Part C).
- Drop a Medicare Advantage plan and return to Original Medicare.
- Switch from one Medicare Advantage plan to another.
- Join or drop a stand-alone prescription drug plan (Part D).
- Switch from one stand-alone prescription drug plan to another.
All AEP elections take effect on January 1 of the new year. Once the AEP ends individuals have limited opportunity to change plans during the year.
Medicare beneficiaries are not required to make changes. But it’s good practice to review your options annually, even if you like the plan you’ve got now. Plans change their benefits, formularies, and provider networks every year. You don’t want to get to April and learn your doctor is out-of-network or medications no longer on the formulary.
To learn more about Medicare, visit Medicare.gov.
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