The Medicare Advantage Open Enrollment Period

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The Medicare Advantage Open Enrollment Period, although new to some Medicare beneficiaries, has been around before. In 2011, the Medicare Advantage Open Enrollment Period was altered and changed to the Medicare Advantage Disenrollment Period. The disenrollment period took the open enrollment period's place from 2011 until 2018.

In 2019, the Medicare Advantage Open Enrollment Period reappeared. Several Medicare beneficiaries took advantage of this extra enrollment period, and even more beneficiaries are expected to use this period in 2020.

The differences between the disenrollment and open enrollment periods

The Medicare Advantage Disenrollment Period (MADP) ran from January 1^st through February 14^th. Within those one and a half months, Medicare beneficiaries who were enrolled in a Medicare Advantage plan were able to leave the pla...