Medicare Advantage Open Enrollment Period

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Medicare enrollment period health insurance enrollment window

The Medicare Advantage Open Enrollment Period is a yearly window during which people already enrolled in a Medicare Advantage plan can switch to a different Medicare Advantage plan or return to Original Medicare.

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form	Occurrences
Medicare Open Enrollment Period	1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Medicare enrollment period ⓘ health insurance enrollment window ⓘ
administeredBy	Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services NERFINISHED ⓘ
allowsAction	disenroll from a Medicare Advantage plan and return to Original Medicare ⓘ join a standalone Medicare Part D prescription drug plan after returning to Original Medicare ⓘ switch from one Medicare Advantage plan to another Medicare Advantage plan ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	MA OEP NERFINISHED ⓘ Medicare Advantage OEP NERFINISHED ⓘ
appliesTo	Medicare Advantage enrollees ⓘ people already enrolled in a Medicare Advantage plan ⓘ
appliesToAgeGroup	certain younger individuals with qualifying disabilities on Medicare ⓘ primarily people age 65 and older ⓘ
beneficiaryActionMethod	contacting the new Medicare Advantage plan ⓘ using official Medicare enrollment channels ⓘ
beneficiaryRight	right to change Medicare Advantage coverage once during the period ⓘ
communicationChannel	Medicare & You handbook NERFINISHED ⓘ Medicare.gov website NERFINISHED ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
coverageTypeAffected	Medicare Advantage HMO plans NERFINISHED ⓘ Medicare Advantage PPO plans NERFINISHED ⓘ other Medicare Advantage plan types ⓘ
doesNotAllowAction	initial enrollment into Medicare Advantage for people not already in a Medicare Advantage plan ⓘ multiple plan changes; only one change is allowed ⓘ switch from Original Medicare to Medicare Advantage ⓘ
effectiveDateRule	plan changes generally take effect on the first day of the month after the plan receives the request ⓘ
endDatePattern	March 31 each year ⓘ
endDay	31 ⓘ
endMonth	March ⓘ
governingAgency	U.S. Department of Health and Human Services NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasLimitation	does not apply to Medicare Supplement (Medigap) policies ⓘ only one plan change is permitted during the period ⓘ
introducedYear	2019 ⓘ
languageInLaw	Medicare Advantage open enrollment period ⓘ
legalBasis	federal Medicare statutes and regulations ⓘ
occursAnnually	true ⓘ
partOf	Medicare program NERFINISHED ⓘ
purpose	to give Medicare Advantage enrollees an opportunity to change coverage early in the year ⓘ
regulates	changes in Medicare Advantage coverage ⓘ
relatedTo	Medicare Annual Enrollment Period NERFINISHED ⓘ Medicare General Enrollment Period NERFINISHED ⓘ
replaced	former Medicare Advantage Disenrollment Period ⓘ
requires	existing enrollment in a Medicare Advantage plan as of January 1 of that year ⓘ
scope	Medicare Advantage plans with or without prescription drug coverage ⓘ
startDatePattern	January 1 each year ⓘ
startDay	1 ⓘ
startMonth	January ⓘ
targetPopulation	Medicare beneficiaries with Medicare Part A and Part B enrolled in a Medicare Advantage plan ⓘ
timeOfYear	early calendar year ⓘ

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Annual Enrollment Period → alsoKnownAs → Medicare Advantage Open Enrollment Period ⓘ

this entity surface form: Medicare Open Enrollment Period

Annual Enrollment Period → isDistinctFrom → Medicare Advantage Open Enrollment Period ⓘ

General Enrollment Period → notFor → Medicare Advantage Open Enrollment Period ⓘ