Medicare open enrollment starts soon, but 7 in 10 Medicare beneficiaries say they don’t compare Medicare plans during this period, according to a 2021 analysis by KFF, a health policy nonprofit. That’s not great, since Medicare Advantage plans — which operate much like the private insurance you may have had through an employer — change from year to year.
“It can be as simple as putting your drugs into Medicare.gov,” says Scott Maibor, a Medicare advisor based in Boston. “You should at least verify that ‘This is the plan I’m on, this is the plan that’s recommended, what are the savings?’”
Don’t forget to browse your drug plan’s preferred pharmacies. “It’s not even just a matter of cost sometimes, it’s a matter of location,” says Karen Schechter , director and assistant professor of the health care management and health administration programs at Maryville University. “If I’m a person who needs to refill a prescription once a month, I may not want to go to a place that’s far away.
“Our clients are sitting at home, they’re seeing these commercials on television talking about the free gym membership, zero premiums and they go ahead and make changes on their own,” says Emily Gang , owner of The Medicare Coach. “They realize early in the year that they made a mistake and we can’t go back.”To sign up for a new plan, you’ll need your Medicare number and the date your Part A and/or Part B coverage started.
— If you’re switching from Original Medicare to Medicare Advantage, your new plan will transfer your benefits from Medicare . But you’ll need to disenroll from any Part D plan you may have.— If you’re switching Part D drug plans, your old coverage will end when your new coverage starts.__________________________
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