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2022 Important Dates

Please review this information carefully to be sure you understand important enrollment and disenrollment deadlines. Also, before you sign up for a Blue Cross Medicare plan, please be aware that you must be eligible for Medicare Part A and enrolled in Medicare Part B.


Medicare Advantage Plans & Medicare Part D Prescription Drug Plans (PDP)

If you're newly eligible for Medicare.

You can apply for a Medicare Advantage or Part D plan during any of the seven months that make up your Initial Enrollment Period. This includes the three months before your birth month, the month of your birthday, and the three months after your birth month.

If you get Medicare due to a disability.

You can apply for a Part D plan during the seven-month period that begins three months before your 25th month of disability and ends three months after your 25th month of disability. You can also enroll during the seven-month period that includes the three months before your 65th birthday, the month of your 65th birthday, and the three months after your 65th birthday.

Open Enrollment

October 15 – December 7
During this time, you may enroll in a Medicare Advantage or Medicare Part D plan for the first time, change your prescription drug plan, change your Medicare Advantage plan, or return to Original Medicare. Your plan selection will take effect on January 1 of the following year.

Medicare Advantage Open Enrollment Period (MA OEP)

January 1 – March 31
If you're a Medicare Advantage (MA) member, you can make a one-time election during the first three months of the calendar year to switch MA plans or to disenroll from a MA plan and instead get coverage through Original Medicare. If you make a plan change during OEP, you may also make a coordinating change to add or drop Part D coverage. Your one-time MA OEP election will be effective on the first of the month following when you make your new enrollment request.

New Medicare beneficiaries who are enrolled in a MA plan during their Initial Coverage Election Period may enroll in another MA plan or disenroll from their MA plan and return to Original Medicare during the first three months of their entitlement (i.e. the month of entitlement to Part A and Part B through the last day of the third month of entitlement).

If you enroll throughout the year due to special circumstances:

If you have special circumstances, you can make changes to your Medicare Advantage or Part D coverage throughout the year, without worrying about the time periods listed above. Examples of a special circumstance would be if you move out of your current plan's service area, or if you retire past the age of 65.


Medicare Supplement Plans (Medex)

Enroll at any time during the year.

After you enroll, you have, by law, at least 30 days to review your plan. If you decide you don't want the plan, you can get a full refund of any premiums you've paid during this "free look" period.

 

Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts is an HMO and PPO Plan with a Medicare contract. Enrollment in Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts depends on contract renewal. Anthem Insurance Companies, Inc., Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Massachusetts, Inc., Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Rhode Island, and Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Vermont are the legal entities that have contracted as a joint enterprise with the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) and are the risk-bearing entities for Blue MedicareRx (PDP) plans. The joint enterprise is a Medicare-approved Part D Sponsor. Enrollment in Blue MedicareRx (PDP) depends on contract renewal.

You can file a complaint if you feel that you received inaccurate, misleading or inappropriate information. Please call Member Service at 1-800-200-4255 (TTY users call: 711). If your complaint involves a broker or agent, be sure to include the name of the broker/agent when filing your complaint.

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Last Updated: 01/01/2023

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