- Annual Enrollment Period (also sometime referred as Fall Open Enrollment) is s that time of year when you can change your Medicare coverage. This Annual Enrollment period begins every year on October 15 and continues until December 7, for coverage date starting from January 1st following year.
- So if you missed Initial enrollment Period, and don’t qualify for any other Special Enrollment Period then this is the only time available to you to enroll/or make any change in Medicare coverage.
- During this period you are allowed to make any changes in your Medicare plans, such as;-
- You can switch from Original Medicare to Medicare Advantage and vice versa
- You can also switch from one Medicare Advantage plan to another
- You can switch from one Medicare Part D (prescription drug) plan to another
- You can join a new/or drop Medicare Part D coverage plan.
- And if you didn’t enroll in a Medicare Part D plan when you were first eligible, you can enroll now, though a late enrollment penalty apply if your uncovered period > 63 days.
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