Medicare Advantage open enrollment available until March 31
SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) Jan. 1 marked the beginning of the 2021 Medicare Advantage open enrollment period for Medicare beneficiaries with an existing Medicare Advantage plan.
Beneficiaries who take advantage of this open enrollment period will have coverage that starts the first day of the month after the enrollment action.
Before March 31, beneficiaries who already have a Medicare Advantage plan can:
Change to a different Medicare Advantage plan, either with or without drug coverage.
Enroll in a stand-alone Part D (prescription drug) plan, which returns the beneficiary to Original Medicare.
“This is a helpful time period for beneficiaries that are not satisfied with the new Medicare Advantage plan they chose for 2021 or for beneficiaries currently enrolled in a Medicare Advantage plan, but who missed the annual Dec. 7 deadline to compare and change plans,” said Lisa Emerson, program analyst for the Senior Health Ins