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Medicare Insurance, Changes to Open Enrollment Period for Medicare Advantage Plans in 2011, AARP medicare, Gerber Medicare, Humana medicare

In previous years, Medicare beneficiaries were able to switch between Medicare Advantage Plans during the Medicare open enrollment period, which ran from Jan. 1 through March 31. In 2011, Medicare beneficiaries enrolled in Medicare Advantage Plans (also known as Medicare Part C) will no longer have that option.

Beginning in 2011, anyone enrolled in a Medicare Advantage Plan on Jan. 1 will be required under most circumstances to stay enrolled in the plan for the entire calendar year. However, if a beneficiary would like to change their Medicare coverage, he or she may choose to de-enroll from any of the Medicare Advantage Plans and switch to Original Medicare. This switch can only be made from Jan. 1 through Feb. 14 (the first half of the old Medicare open enrollment period). If you elect to switch to Original Medicare, your Medicare coverage will begin the month after you de-enroll in Medicare Part C and enroll in Original Medicare. (For example, if you send in your paperwork on Feb. 13, your new Medicare coverage will begin on March 1.)

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