If you are not happy with your Medicare coverage, now is the time to make a change. The author provides a guide to reviewing your options.
The annual Medicare fall enrollment period for 2019 begins on Oct. 15 and runs through Dec. 7. This is the time of year when you can make changes to your basic coverage and to your prescription drug insurance. Fall enrollment presents an opportunity to save money – but even more important, the chance to make sure your insurance coverage provides the best match of healthcare providers.
Even if you like your current coverage, it can pay to take a careful look.
The shopping process should begin with a review of a letter that arrives each autumn from your Medicare prescription drug or Advantage plan provider. Called the Annual Notice of Change (ANOC), this letter details any changes in rules…