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3 Reasons to Consider Making Changes During Medicare Open Enrollment

Every fall, Medicare health and drug plan providers publish information on changes that will take effect the following year. As a result, people on Medicare have the opportunity to make the following types of changes to their plans during the open enrollment period, which runs from Oct. 15 to Dec. 7:

  • Switch from Original (Traditional) Medicare (Parts A and B) to Medicare Advantage (Part C), or vice versa.
  • Switch from one Medicare Advantage plan to another.
  • Switch from one drug plan (Part D) to another.

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