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There are many details of Medicare which can be confusing to many. We are here to help you check if you are eligible to receive it.

  • Those 65 and older likely qualify
  • Those younger than 65 with disabilities of 24 months or more may qualify
  • People with end-stage renal disease or other chronic conditions may be eligible

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Timeline of Medicare Enrollment Period

 

  • Initial Enrollment Period (IEP): 7-month period. Begins 3 months before you are eligible for it (i.e., turning 65), and ends 3 months after your eligibility begins.
  • General Enrollment Period (GEP): Jan 1 to Mar 31
  • Annual Election Period (AEP): Oct 15 to Dec 7
  • Special Enrollment Period (SEP): Anytime during the year
  • Medicare Advantage Disenrollment Period (MADP): Jan 1 to Feb 14

Special Election Period

There are special situations where you may qualify to enroll in a Medicare plan or change the plan you may be currently enrolled in, even when enrollment has ended.  Some of those situations include the following:

  • You are turning 65
  • You moved to a different address
  • You lose your current coverage:
    • You no longer eligible for Medicaid
    • You left coverage from your employer or union
    • You involuntary lose drug coverage
  • You are eligible for both Medicare and Medicaid
  • You qualify for extra help with your prescription drug coverage
  • You have a severe or disabling condition such as Cardiovascular disease or diabetes and there’s a Medicare Chronic Care Special Needs Plan (SNP) available
  • You can switch to a 5-star Medicare Advantage Plan, Cost Plan, or Prescription Drug Plan

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If you have Medicare Part A (hospital insurance) and Medicare Part B (medical insurance), here are your choices:

  • You can change or enroll on a new Advantage plan
  • You can also go back to Original plan and enroll on a stand-alone Prescription drug plan from an Advantage plan
  • If you have Advantage plan, you can also switch to Original one, enroll on a stand-alone prescription drug plan and enroll on a Supplement plan.

Penalties

Medicare Part B Late Enrollment Penalty

If you do not sign up for Part B when you are first eligible, or if you drop Part B but enroll later, you may pay a late enrollment penalty:

  • Penalty in effect as long as you have it.
  • Monthly premium for part B may go up 10% each full 12-month period that you did not sign up for Part B but were eligible

Medicare Part D Late Enrollment Penalty

If you don’t sign up for Part D when you’re first eligible, you may pay a late enrollment penalty:

  • Penalty in effect as long as you have it.
  • Penalty calculated by multiplying 1% of the “national base beneficiary premium” times the number of full, uncovered months you were eligible but didn’t join a Prescription Drug Plan and went without other creditable prescription drug coverage.

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