Changes To Medicare In 2019
Have you ever enrolled in a Medicare Advantage plan, just to discover in January that your doctor doesn't accept your new coverage, or to realize you should have stayed in a particular network? As a result, you had to remain in a plan that was less suitable for your specific needs for an entire year.
In 2019, changes to Medicare may improve the healthcare options and flexibility for beneficiaries. In 2010, lawmakers and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) eliminated the Medicare Open Enrollment Period (OEP), but it is now being reinstated and made available to all Medicare beneficiaries.
How To Benefit From Medicare Changes
The Medicare Advantage Disenrollment Period (MADP) ran from January 1 through February 14 every year. During this period, beneficiaries could only disenroll from their Medicare Advantage coverage and revert back to Original Medicare. The MADP is now...
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