The Medicare Open Enrollment period runs from October 15 through December 7 each year. During this time period, people on Medicare can reevaluate their coverage.
Within Open Enrollment, you can:
Change from Original Medicare to a Medicare Advantage Plan.
Change from a Medicare Advantage Plan back to Original Medicare.
Switch from one Medicare Advantage Plan to another Medicare Advantage Plan.
Switch from a Medicare Advantage Plan that doesn’t offer drug coverage to a Medicare Advantage Plan that offers drug coverage.
Switch from a Medicare Advantage Plan that offers drug coverage to a Medicare Advantage Plan that doesn’t offer drug coverage.
Join a Medicare Prescription Drug Plan.
Switch from one Medicare drug plan to another Medicare drug plan.
Drop your Medicare prescription drug coverage completely.
To learn more about Medicare’s Open Enrollment, please click the link below and/or read The Official 2021 Medicare & You Handbook.