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Medicare’s Open Enrollment Period: What you need to know
From Oct. 15—Dec. 7 each year, people with Medicare can make changes to their coverage for the following year.
If you need to sign up for a Medicare Advantage plan outside of the usual Medicare enrollment periods, a Special Election Period, also called a Special Enrollment Period or SEP, could be the answer. Let’s explore how SEPs work.
A Medicare SEP offers an eligible Medicare member a chance to change their plan outside of their
There are specific rules about who may qualify for an SEP. Here are some common scenarios:
If you have or had health insurance through your job or your spouse’s job, your Special Enrollment Period starts the first month after your
A Medicare SEP is a period of time to enroll or change a Medicare Advantage plan outside of the Initial Coverage Election Period (ICEP) or Medicare’s Annual Election Period (AEP). There are various types of SEPs that would allow you to enroll in a Medicare Advantage plan outside of these periods.1
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The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has the legal authority to establish SEPs when a person or group of people meet certain exceptional conditions. Some of those conditions include:
Life happens. Whether the next big change represents an exciting adventure or a challenge, we’re here to help keep you covered. Take some time now to explore your
The short answer is no. If you’re enrolled in Original Medicare or a Medicare Advantage plan that you want to keep and your plans are still available, you don’t have to do anything, and your coverage will renew automatically. Learn more about
Depending on your choices, if you don’t enroll in certain plans when you’re first eligible, and you don’t have what’s called “creditable coverage” from another source, like an employer, you may pay a penalty to sign up for Medicare later. Take a few minutes to
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