Posted on December 8th, 2019
The window for Medicare’s Open Enrollment Period closed on
December 7th. Now you/your clients may be wondering what options are
available for people who have issues with their health and drug
plan coverage in 2020.
Use the links below to find resources that explain these
options:
·
The Medicare Advantage Open Enrollment
Period runs January 1-March 31. Anyone who is enrolled in an MA
plan as of January 1, 2020 can use this period to change plans or
switch back to Original Medicare with a Part D plan.
·
Several Special Enrollment
Periods (SEPs) exist that enable beneficiaries to change health or
drug plans if they meet certain conditions, such as moving out of a plan’s
service area, qualifying for the Extra Help benefit, and to remedy
erroneous enrollments. Learn more about:
Note: Several counselors have expressed concerns about whether
there will be an SEP for individuals who may have based their 2020 plan
enrollment decisions on information in the redesigned Plan Finder that was
inaccurate at the time of enrollment. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid
Services (CMS) has not announced any recourse for this scenario yet,
though beneficiaries who may be able to provide evidence of erroneous enrollment
may be able to use the existing SEP for this purpose on a case-by-case
basis.
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