Medicare Open Enrollment 2016
Centers for medicare medicaid services.
Medicare open enrollment 2016. Medicare health and drug plans can make changes each year things like cost coverage and what providers and pharmacies are in their networks. Every year medicare s open enrollment period is october 15 december 7. We have outreach and media materials for english speaking spanish speaking and other audiences that can help you to help others with medicare open enrollment. Some might argue that enrolling in medicare is off the charts painful it can be so hard to understand.
The 2016 open enrollment period oep for the health insurance marketplaces ran between november 1 2015 and january 31 2016 and included additional special enrollment period activity reported through february 1 2016. This open enrollment period goes from oct. 15 and beneficiaries have a variety of choices of subsidized prescription plans. Open enrollment is a period of time between october 15th and december 7th every year that you can freely enroll in different specific parts of medicare.
From october 15 to december 7 you can enroll in health and drug plans for 2020. Main navigation show main navigation hide main navigation. Use these 5 quick tips to get ready for medicare s open enrollment. Cms has prepared a number of public use files summarizing plan selection activity from november 1 2015 through february 1 2016.
Medicare open enrollment is the time period when you can buy into or switch your medicare advantage and or part d coverage. Keep in mind that it is only specific parts which is where people tend to get confused but mainly part c and part d. Seniors and their family members can use the online medicare plan finder to input individual prescription lists and find medicare prescription plans in their region. Medicare open enrollment also known as medicare s annual election period runs from october 15 through december 7 each year.
Medicare open enrollment 2016. What s the medicare open enrollment period. A federal government website managed and paid for by the u s. This year we also have materials related to the new insulin savings program.
Medicare gov s open enrollment 2016 season starts oct. Medicare s open enrollment period is just two weeks away.