A Medicare special enrollment period (SEP) – triggered by a qualifying life event – allows a person to sign up for coverage outside of the usual initial enrollment or annual open enrollment windows. But the Medicare SEP rules vary depending on the type of coverage.| medicareresources.org
If you're enrolled in a Medicare Advantage plan and you're not happy with it, you can switch plans during Medicare's annual open enrollment period. Here are four reasons why you might change coverage.| medicareresources.org
Considering a change to your Medicare coverage? Consider these 11 factors when choosing between Medicare Advantage, Medigap, and Part D coverage.| medicareresources.org
Learn about your coverage options, how to sign up for Medicare or change your plan, and coverage costs you can expect.| medicareresources.org
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
This year, Medicare Part D enrollees should pay particularly close attention to changes in 2024 prescription drug coverage costs resulting from provisions of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA).| medicareresources.org
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
Learn what Medicare Advantage (Medicare Part C) will cover, how much premiums cost, plan eligibility, enrollment windows and benefits.| medicareresources.org
Under the new law, Medicare beneficiaries will see a series of prescription drug-pricing provisions phased in – mostly over the next several years| medicareresources.org
