During the Medicare Advantage open enrollment period (MAOEP) – from Jan. 1 to March 31 – Medicare Advantage enrollees may be able switch their plan – or drop it. Learn about restrictions and how to make changes.| medicareresources.org
When’s the Medicare Open Enrollment Period? Every year, Medicare’s open enrollment period is October 15 - December 7. What’s the Medicare Open Enrollment Period? Medicare health and drug plans can make changes each year—things like cost, coverage, and what providers and pharmacies are in their networks. October 15 to December 7 is when all people with Medicare can change their Medicare health plans and prescription drug coverage for the following year to better meet their needs.| www.cms.gov
Sometimes called “traditional Medicare,” Original Medicare is the fee-for-service program in which the government pays directly for healthcare costs that beneficiaries incur.| medicareresources.org
Medicare supplement insurance, or Medigap, is insurance that supplements Original Medicare, covering some or all of the out-of-pocket costs that a beneficiary would otherwise have to pay for services covered by Original Medicare.| medicareresources.org
