Five Reasons Why You Should Review Your Medicare Advantage Plan Before Open Enrollment Ends

With just one month left until the end of the Medicare Advantage Open Enrollment Period (MA OEP), now is the time to review your Medicare Advantage Plan. During the open enrollment period, you can sign up for a different MA plan, change your Part D prescription drug plan or switch to Original Medicare.

You should compare your current needs with the coverage provided by your existing plan. Anything from modifications in provider networks to a change in your health can affect the usefulness of your Medicare Advantage coverage. Consider these issues now, while you still have the opportunity to alter your Medicare selections.

1. Your doctors may not be covered if your plan’s network changed

This is a critical aspect of your healthcare. If you can’t see the appropriate specialists, get to their facilities or if your preferred doctors are no longer part of your network, you should shop around. You may find a new plan that gives you access to the providers you have a relationship with or the providers you need.

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