Free Medicare Open Enrollment Checklist
Open Enrollment runs October 15 to December 7. This free large print checklist has six steps and a worksheet to help you compare your current plan with next year's options.
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What is inside
- Read your Annual Notice of Change: it arrives by the end of September and explains next year's changes in costs, drugs, networks and benefits.
- Update your list of doctors and drugs with the worksheet on page two. Medicines change, and so can the best plan.
- Check that your doctors are in network by calling the office and asking about the exact plan for next year.
- Compare plans with Medicare.gov/plan-compare or call SHIP for free, unbiased help. SHIP counselors do not sell anything.
- Compare the whole yearly cost: premium times 12, plus the deductible, plus your drug copayments.
When is Medicare Open Enrollment?
Open Enrollment runs from October 15 to December 7 each year.
Is this checklist free?
Yes. Download the PDF, print as many copies as you like and share it with family or a group. No email is needed.
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General information, not insurance advice. Check Medicare.gov or call 1-800-MEDICARE.