As the Center for Medicare Advocacy (the Center) has highlighted in past years, during the Medicare Annual Election Period (AEP), when individuals can enroll in traditional Medicare and change or disenroll from Medicare Advantage (MA) and Part D … [Read more...] about Counterweight to Medicare Advantage Marketing Still Needed
Medicare Enrollment
Look Before You Leap: Medicare Annual Enrollment Period Approaches
Studies Highlight Marketing Concerns and Pitfalls of Navigating Enrollment ChoicesMedicare Advantage (MA) and Part D plans can start marketing their product offerings for the 2024 plan year starting October 1, in advance of the Medicare Annual … [Read more...] about Look Before You Leap: Medicare Annual Enrollment Period Approaches
Spotlight on the Importance of Medigap
As Medicare’s Open Enrollment period – also known as the Annual Election Period or Annual Coordinated Election Period – approaches, the Center for Medicare Advocacy is spotlighting issues beneficiaries should consider as they make important decisions … [Read more...] about Spotlight on the Importance of Medigap
Medicare Enrollment Numbers
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released the latest enrollment figures for Medicare on January 5th. As of March 2023, 65,748,297 people are enrolled in Medicare, an increase of almost 100,000 since the last report in September. … [Read more...] about Medicare Enrollment Numbers
Highlighting a Medicare Special Enrollment Period (SEP): Enrolling in Medicare After Termination of Medicaid Coverage
Reference: 42 C.F.R. 406.27 (Medicare Part A); 407.27 (Medicare Part B)May 25, 2023 - K. Holt … [Read more...] about Highlighting a Medicare Special Enrollment Period (SEP): Enrolling in Medicare After Termination of Medicaid Coverage
Traditional Medicare or Medicare Advantage?
A Case Study in Favor of Traditional Medicare“Should I choose traditional Medicare with a supplement plan or a Medicare Advantage plan?”This is a question Center for Medicare Advocacy (Center) attorneys and advocates hear increasingly often. … [Read more...] about Traditional Medicare or Medicare Advantage?
Medicare Annual Enrollment Period Ends December 7th
The Medicare Annual Coordinated Election Period (AEP) – the period during which individuals with Medicare can make coverage choices for the coming year – ends next Wednesday, December 7th. During this time, people can enroll in, switch, or get … [Read more...] about Medicare Annual Enrollment Period Ends December 7th
CMS Issues Final Rules That Address Significant Medicare Enrollment Pitfalls for Parts A and B
On November 3, 2022, CMS issued a final rule implementing certain provisions of the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021 (CAA), including:Key provisions of the Beneficiary Enrollment Notification and Eligibility Simplification (BENES) Act … [Read more...] about CMS Issues Final Rules That Address Significant Medicare Enrollment Pitfalls for Parts A and B
“Medicare & You” Continues to Reverse Bias Towards, and More Accurately Describe, Medicare Advantage
The Medicare & You Handbook is widely read by beneficiaries who often use it as their sole or primary source of information about Medicare. In contrast to advertising and other promotion by companies and their agents seeking to sell products in … [Read more...] about “Medicare & You” Continues to Reverse Bias Towards, and More Accurately Describe, Medicare Advantage
CMS Issues Proposed Rule That Will Address Significant Medicare Enrollment Pitfalls and Provide Other Important Help
On April 27, 2022, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) published a proposed rule in the Federal Register titled “Medicare Program; Implementing Certain Provisions of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 and Other Revisions to … [Read more...] about CMS Issues Proposed Rule That Will Address Significant Medicare Enrollment Pitfalls and Provide Other Important Help